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SEND in Telford and Wrekin

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Telford and Wrekin — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 86 schools with their SEN provision.

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EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks87.4%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 334 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
487
Refused (no assessment)
135
Refusal rate27.7%
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

Appeals against LA decisions
Tribunal data not yet imported for Telford and Wrekin.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks18.6%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,947 review meetings held in 2024. 123 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
2,439
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,579
SEN Support (no EHCP)
16.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
5,054
Total pupils
31,255

SEN Provision in Telford and Wrekin

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
7
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
1
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
3
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Telford and Wrekin

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Telford and Wrekin
Speech Language & Communication— 33.1% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication33.1%
Social Emotional & Mental Health29.1%
Autism17.8%
Moderate Learning Difficulties8%
Physical Disability2.1%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.8%
Profound & Multiple LD1.8%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.5%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Other0.6%
Visual Impairment0.3%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.3%
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 Telford and Wrekin

11 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Seeds School
Special
Southall School
Special· Good
Kickstart Academy
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
Resourced· Good
Overley Hall School
Special
The Bridge School
Special· Outstanding
Haughton School
Special· Good
Wrekin View Primary School
Resourced· Good
Aspris Telford School
Special
Rodenhurst School
Special
Newport Infant School and Nursery
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: Telford and Wrekin Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.