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SEND in Greenwich

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Greenwich — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 107 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Greenwich'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 weeks32.9%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 680 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
903
Refused (no assessment)
89
Refusal rate9.9%
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 Greenwich.
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
3,244
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,747
SEN Support (no EHCP)
19.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
9,334
Total pupils
47,679

SEN Provision in Greenwich

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
7
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
5
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
16
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Greenwich

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Greenwich
Autism— 40.7% of EHCPs
Autism40.7%
Speech Language & Communication27.8%
Social Emotional & Mental Health20.1%
Moderate Learning Difficulties3.2%
Profound & Multiple LD2.6%
Specific Learning Difficulties1%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Physical Disability0.6%
Other0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.1%
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 Greenwich

24 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Waterside School
Special
In Toto Ed London
Special
Serenity School Eltham
Special
Ark Greenwich Free School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
Millennium Primary School
Resourced
Wize Up
Special
Leigh Stationers' Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Plumstead Manor School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Leigh Academy Halley
Resourced· Good
King's Oak School
Special· Good
Thomas Tallis School
Resourced· Good
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Fossdene Primary School
Resourced· Good
Meridian Primary School
Resourced· Good
Foxfield Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf
Resourced· Good
The John Roan School
Resourced· Good
Discovery Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre
Special
Social Arts for Education
Special
Charlton Park Academy
Resourced· Good
Alderwood Primary School
Resourced· Good
Boxgrove Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Woolwich Polytechnic School
SEN Unit· 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: Greenwich Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.