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SEND in City of London

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about City of London — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 9 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
City of London'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 weeks80.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 5 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
5
Refused (no assessment)
0
Refusal rate0.0%
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 City of London.
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
26
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
12
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
417
Total pupils
3,000

SEN Provision in City of London

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
0
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
0
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
0
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in City of London

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in City of London
Autism— 80% of EHCPs
Autism80%
Social Emotional & Mental Health20%
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.

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