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SEND in Trafford

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Trafford — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 103 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Trafford's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Trafford's children's services are currently rated Requires improvement. This means Ofsted has concerns about some services for children. It does not directly reflect SEND support, but SEND provision is often scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections.

EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks53.4%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 380 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
515
Refused (no assessment)
139
Refusal rate27.0%
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 Trafford.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks69.3%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,615 review meetings held in 2024. 94 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
3,143
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,434
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,071
Total pupils
43,543

SEN Provision in Trafford

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
6
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
12
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
5
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Trafford

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Trafford
Speech Language & Communication— 37.4% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication37.4%
Social Emotional & Mental Health32.3%
Autism10.4%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.4%
Specific Learning Difficulties5.1%
Physical Disability2.3%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.5%
Profound & Multiple LD0.5%
Hearing 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 Trafford

21 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Manor Academy Sale
SEN Unit
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
SEN Unit· Good
Acre Hall Primary School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
All Saints' Catholic Primary School
Resourced· Good
Delamere School
Special· Outstanding
Changing Lives
Special
Oldfield Brow Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Wellfield Junior School
SEN Unit· Good
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Brentwood School
Special· Good
Firs Primary School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Moorlands Junior School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Egerton High School
Special· Good
Broomwood Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
St John Vianney RC School
Special· Good
Fairfield House School
Special
Kingsway Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Longford Park School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Barton Clough Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Lostock High School
Resourced· Good
Wellington 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: Trafford Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.