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SEND in Devon

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Devon — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 426 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Devon's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Devon's children's services are currently rated Inadequate. 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 weeks3.2%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1,277 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
2,265
Refused (no assessment)
819
Refusal rate36.2%
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 Devon.
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
9,848
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
6,650
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
17,827
Total pupils
104,442

SEN Provision in Devon

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
30
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
8
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
16
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Devon

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Devon
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 31.7% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health31.7%
Speech Language & Communication31.3%
Autism23%
Moderate Learning Difficulties8.9%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.9%
Physical Disability1.3%
Hearing Impairment0.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.5%
Profound & Multiple LD0.3%
Visual Impairment0.3%
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 Devon

51 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Fieldstone School
Special
On Track Education Totnes
Special
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
SEN Unit· Good
Pilton Community College
Resourced
The Outdoors School
Special
Beyond Creative Education
Special
Vranch House School
Special
Quay View School
Special
Southbrook School
Special· Good
Tiverton High School
SEN UnitResourced
On Track Education Barnstaple
Special
Barley Lane School
Special· Requires Improvement
Pathfield School
Special· Good
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Resourced· Good
Ellen Tinkham School
Special· Good
Bidwell Brook School
Special· Good
Highgate Hill House School
Special
The Lampard Community School
Resourced· Good
K-HQ
Special
The Wildings
Special
West Croft School
Resourced· Good
Countess Wear Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Marpool Primary School
Resourced· Inadequate
Marland School
Special· Good
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra School
Special
Acorn School
Special
Cambian Devon School
Special
Teignmouth Primary School
Resourced· Good
Magdalen Court School
SpecialSEN Unit
Showing 30 of 51. Use the SEN Finder to filter and search all of them.

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