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SEND in York

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about York — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 74 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
York's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks65.1%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 236 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
427
Refused (no assessment)
103
Refusal rate24.1%
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 York.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks60.0%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,132 review meetings held in 2024. 107 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
1,556
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,208
SEN Support (no EHCP)
18.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
5,014
Total pupils
27,568

SEN Provision in York

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
1
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in York

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in York
Autism— 32.6% of EHCPs
Autism32.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health32.6%
Speech Language & Communication22.1%
Physical Disability4.7%
Moderate Learning Difficulties3.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.9%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.8%
Hearing Impairment0.8%
Other0.8%
Visual Impairment0.4%
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 York

10 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
Resourced· Good
Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School
Special
Haxby Road Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Applefields School
SEN Unit· Good
Fulford School
Resourced· Outstanding
Joseph Rowntree School
Resourced· Good
Huntington School
Resourced· Outstanding
St Paul's Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Inspire Academy
Special
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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: York Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.