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SEND in Calderdale

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Calderdale — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 114 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Calderdale'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 weeks95.1%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 429 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
597
Refused (no assessment)
109
Refusal rate18.3%
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 Calderdale.
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
2,556
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,392
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,281
Total pupils
35,817

SEN Provision in Calderdale

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
12
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Calderdale

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Calderdale
Autism— 36.7% of EHCPs
Autism36.7%
Speech Language & Communication28%
Social Emotional & Mental Health21.7%
Moderate Learning Difficulties3.9%
Physical Disability3.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.5%
Hearing Impairment1.5%
Other1.5%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.7%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
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 Calderdale

19 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Trinity Academy Grammar
Resourced· Good
Pennine
Special
Broadwood School
Special
Wood Bank School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
Highbury School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Brearley Hall School
Special
Copley Primary School
Resourced· Good
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
Special· Outstanding
Ravenscliffe High School
Special· Outstanding
Central Street Infant and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Compass Community School North
Special
Riverside Junior School
Resourced· Good
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Riverbank Primary School
Special
Stafford Hall School
Special
The Whitley AP Academy
Resourced· Good
Millcourt School
Special
Compass Community School Willow Park
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: Calderdale Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.