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SEND in Brent

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

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Brent'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 weeks79.5%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 473 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
705
Refused (no assessment)
170
Refusal rate24.1%
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 Brent.
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
3,791
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,614
SEN Support (no EHCP)
12.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,090
Total pupils
50,616

SEN Provision in Brent

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
11
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Brent

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Brent
Speech Language & Communication— 39.5% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication39.5%
Autism26.2%
Social Emotional & Mental Health14.2%
Moderate Learning Difficulties13.1%
Hearing Impairment2.5%
Physical Disability2%
Profound & Multiple LD0.9%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.5%
Visual Impairment0.2%
Other0.2%
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 Brent

17 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Carlton Vale Infant School
SEN Unit· Good
Kingsbury High School
Resourced· Good
The Corner School
Special
Mapesbury School
Special
Preston Manor School
Resourced· Good
Fryent Primary School
Resourced
Edith Kay Independent School
SpecialSEN Unit
Phoenix Arch School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
Preston Park Primary School
Resourced· Good
Granville Plus Nursery School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre
Resourced· Good
Elsley Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Kilburn Park School Foundation
Resourced· Good
Oakington Manor Primary School
Resourced· Good
Kingsbury Green Primary School
Resourced· Good
Newfield Primary School
Resourced· Good
Southover Partnership School
Special

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