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SEND in Ealing

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Ealing — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 123 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Ealing'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 weeks71.3%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 522 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
840
Refused (no assessment)
177
Refusal rate21.1%
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.

SEND Tribunal

Appeals against LA decisions
Tribunal data not yet imported for Ealing.
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
4,040
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,355
SEN Support (no EHCP)
11.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,845
Total pupils
58,512

SEN Provision in Ealing

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
11
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Ealing

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Ealing
Speech Language & Communication— 32.3% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication32.3%
Autism21.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health14.8%
Moderate Learning Difficulties11.6%
Severe Learning Difficulties11.6%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.3%
Physical Disability1.1%
Profound & Multiple LD0.9%
Hearing Impairment0.6%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Other0.4%
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 Ealing

27 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Sybil Elgar School
Special
John Chilton School
Special· Good
Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Twyford Church of England High School
Resourced· Outstanding
Willow Tree Primary School
Resourced· Good
Castlebar School
Special· Outstanding
South Acton Childrens Centre
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Belvue School
Special· Good
Mandeville School
Special· Good
Seva Education
Special
St John's Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
West Acton Primary School
Resourced· Good
Coston Primary School
Resourced· Good
Downe Manor Primary School
Resourced· Good
Drayton Green Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Selborne Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Allenby Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Fielding Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
Resourced· Good
St Ann's School
Special· Outstanding
North West London Independent Special School
SpecialSEN Unit
Insights Independent School
Special
Springhallow School
Special· Good
Elthorne Park High School
Resourced· Good
Blooming Tree Pre Prep School
Special
Greenford High School
Resourced· Good
William Perkin Church of England High School
Resourced

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