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SEND in Doncaster

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Doncaster — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 145 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Doncaster'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 weeks84.9%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 456 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
795
Refused (no assessment)
326
Refusal rate41.0%
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 Doncaster.
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
3,142
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,169
SEN Support (no EHCP)
14.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
7,339
Total pupils
49,725

SEN Provision in Doncaster

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
8
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
5
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Doncaster

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Doncaster
Speech Language & Communication— 49.7% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication49.7%
Social Emotional & Mental Health18.8%
Autism17.5%
Physical Disability5.4%
Specific Learning Difficulties2.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.4%
Visual Impairment0.4%
Profound & Multiple LD0.2%
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 Doncaster

15 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Stone Hill School
Special
Doncaster School for Deaf Children
Special
Sutherland House School Braithwell
Special
New Pastures Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Journey Education Group
Special
Campsmount Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
More Than Ed Independent School
Special
Thorneberry School
Special
Fieldgate School
Special
Brooke Primary Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Plover Primary School
Resourced
North Bridge Enterprise College
Special
Outwood Academy Danum
Resourced· Good

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