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SEND in Bracknell Forest

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Bracknell Forest — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 45 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Bracknell Forest'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 weeks45.1%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 206 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
312
Refused (no assessment)
106
Refusal rate34.0%
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 Bracknell Forest.
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
1,654
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,340
SEN Support (no EHCP)
15.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,181
Total pupils
21,222

SEN Provision in Bracknell Forest

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
1
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 Bracknell Forest

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Bracknell Forest
Autism— 43.6% of EHCPs
Autism43.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.2%
Speech Language & Communication12%
Moderate Learning Difficulties10%
Specific Learning Difficulties4.6%
Physical Disability2.1%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.7%
Hearing Impairment1.2%
Other1.2%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
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 Bracknell Forest

9 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Hawthorn Academy
Resourced
Owlsmoor Primary School
Resourced· Good
Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery
Resourced· Good
Sandy Lane Primary School
Resourced· Good
Cressex Lodge School
Special
King's Academy Binfield
Resourced· Good
Garth Hill College
SEN Unit· Good
The Pines School
Resourced· Good
Sandhurst 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: Bracknell Forest Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.