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SEND in South Tyneside

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about South Tyneside: the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 64 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
South Tyneside's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for children and young people with SEND (birth to age 25)
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Ofsted rating: South Tyneside's children's services were rated Inadequate at their last full inspection in May 2023. That inspection is now 3+ years old; councils rated Inadequate typically receive monitoring visits during the improvement period, which may show different findings. Check the Ofsted reports page for the latest monitoring visits. This rating covers children's social care, not SEND support directly, though SEND provision is scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections. Note: Ofsted is phasing out headline children's services ratings from April 2026.

EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks70.9%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 171 new EHCPs issued in 2024.
Councils must issue new EHCPs within 20 weeks of the request. Exceptions exist but many delays don't qualify.

EHCP Assessment Requests

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Requests received
338
Refused (no assessment)
86
Refusal rate25.4%
National: 25.5%
Lower is better. Refused requests can be appealed to the SEND tribunal, and ~98% of cases heard find in the parent's favour.

SEND Tribunal

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Appeals registered
56
Appeal rate
National mean: 2.8%
2.9%
Appealable decisions
1,904
Parent wins at hearing
National estimate (HMCTS)
~98%
Parents win the vast majority of SEND tribunal cases at hearing. If your EHCP request is refused, appealing is often worth pursuing. A high appeal rate may indicate contested decisions locally.

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks77.9%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,504 review meetings held in 2024. 65 expected reviews were not held.
After an annual review meeting, LAs must notify parents of the decision (amend, maintain or cease) within 4 weeks. This data was published for the first time in June 2025.

SEN Population

Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
1,776
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Support (no EHCP)
0
Total pupils
23,053

SEN Provision in South Tyneside

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
4
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in South Tyneside

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in South Tyneside
Autism, 59.6% of EHCPs
Autism59.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health21.2%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.7%
Speech Language & Communication6.2%
Visual Impairment1.6%
Physical Disability1.6%
Other1.6%
Profound & Multiple LD1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.5%
The primary need is the main reason the EHCP was issued. Many children have co-occurring needs. ASD is the most common primary need nationally.

Schools with SEN provision in South Tyneside

15 schools, special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Clervaux Nursery School
SEN Unit
West Boldon Primary School
Resourced· Good
Valley View Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Fellgate Primary School
Resourced· Good
Boldon School
Resourced· Good
The Sue Hedley Nursery School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Park View School
Special· Good
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
Special· Outstanding
Harton Academy
Resourced· Good
Bamburgh School
Special· Good
Lord Blyton Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Hedworthfield Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Jarrow School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Keelman's Way School
Special· Good
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
Resourced· Good

Helpful resources

EHCP Guide →
What an EHCP is, how to apply, appeal process
Annual Review Tracker →
Timeline and stages of EHCP annual reviews
Choosing a SEN School →
Practical guide for SEN parents
Our SEN Methodology →
How we calculate SEN Experience Indicator
DATA SOURCES
School-level SEN data: DfE Education Health and Care plans release + GIAS. LA-level stats: DfE EES + HMCTS SENDIST. Local Offer: South Tyneside Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.