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SEND in Barking and Dagenham

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Barking and Dagenham — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 68 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Barking and Dagenham's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Barking and Dagenham'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

Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks27.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 500 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 requests data (2024)
Requests received
639
Refused (no assessment)
95
Refusal rate14.9%
National: 25.2%
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 Barking and Dagenham.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

SEN Population

Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
3,063
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,333
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
8,295
Total pupils
46,286

SEN Provision in Barking and Dagenham

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
21
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
19
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Barking and Dagenham

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Barking and Dagenham
Autism— 40.6% of EHCPs
Autism40.6%
Speech Language & Communication31.9%
Social Emotional & Mental Health10.4%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2.4%
Physical Disability2%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.8%
Other1.4%
Hearing Impairment1.2%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.6%
Profound & Multiple LD0.6%
Visual Impairment0.2%
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 Barking and Dagenham

36 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Manor Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Monteagle Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Grafton Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
The James Cambell Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Jo Richardson Community School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Northstar Nurture School
Special
The Warren School
Resourced· Outstanding
Eastbrook School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Eastbury Community School
Resourced· Good
Valence Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Roding Primary School
Resourced· Good
Eastbury Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hopewell School
Special
Becontree Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
John Perry Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Rose Lane Primary School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Ripple Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Thames View Infants
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Parsloes Primary School
Resourced· Good
Robert Clack School
Resourced· Good
Riverside Bridge School
SEN Unit· Good
Five Elms Primary School
Resourced· Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Resourced· Good
Pathways School
Resourced· Good
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
SEN UnitResourced· Good
SENARP Vibe Independent School
Special
Northstar New School
Special
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
SEN Unit· Good
Trinity School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Hunters Hall Primary School
Resourced· Good
Showing 30 of 36. Use the SEN Finder to filter and search all of them.

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: Barking and Dagenham Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.