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SEND in Hackney

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Hackney — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 104 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Hackney'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 weeks40.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 465 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
622
Refused (no assessment)
153
Refusal rate24.6%
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 Hackney.
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
3,681
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,884
SEN Support (no EHCP)
20.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
8,774
Total pupils
42,209

SEN Provision in Hackney

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
11
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Hackney

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Hackney
Autism— 39% of EHCPs
Autism39%
Speech Language & Communication27.9%
Social Emotional & Mental Health20.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.8%
Profound & Multiple LD1.4%
Physical Disability1.4%
Hearing Impairment1%
Visual Impairment0.8%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.4%
Other0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.2%
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 Hackney

18 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
Resourced
Leaways School
Special
Sebright School
Resourced· Good
Thomas Fairchild Community School
Resourced· Good
Nightingale Primary School
Resourced· Good
Side By Side School
Special
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
Resourced· Good
Queensbridge Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
Millfields Community School
Resourced· Good
The Garden School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Ickburgh School
Special· Good
Stormont House School
Special· Outstanding
Shoreditch Park Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
New Regent's College
SEN Unit· Good
Gainsborough Primary School
Resourced· Good
Harrington Hill Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
The Excelsior Academy
Resourced· Good
Mossbourne Community Academy
Resourced· Outstanding

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