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SEND in Bath and North East Somerset

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Bath and North East Somerset — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 94 schools with their SEN provision.

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

Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks24.1%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 349 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
475
Refused (no assessment)
156
Refusal rate32.8%
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 Bath and North East Somerset.
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
2,469
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,790
SEN Support (no EHCP)
15.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
4,951
Total pupils
31,378

SEN Provision in Bath and North East Somerset

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

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Bath and North East Somerset
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 36.5% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health36.5%
Autism27%
Speech Language & Communication15.9%
Specific Learning Difficulties7.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties5.1%
Physical Disability3.8%
Other1.6%
Profound & Multiple LD1.4%
Hearing Impairment0.8%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.3%
Visual 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 Bath and North East Somerset

10 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Universal Farm
Special
Ralph Allen School
Resourced
St Martin's Garden Primary School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Peasedown St John Primary School
Resourced· Good
Midsomer Norton Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hambling View Independent School
Special
St Nicholas Church School
Resourced· Good
Oldfield School
Resourced· Good
St Mark's CofE 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: Bath and North East Somerset Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.