Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Buckinghamshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 278 schools with their SEN provision.
Ofsted rating: Buckinghamshire'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 weeks32.1%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 730 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
1,782
Refused (no assessment)
305
Refusal rate17.1%
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.
School-level SEN data: DfE Education Health and Care plans release + GIAS. LA-level stats: DfE EES + HMCTS SENDIST. Local Offer: Buckinghamshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.