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SEND in Harrow

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Harrow — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 75 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Harrow's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Harrow'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 weeks39.3%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 468 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
538
Refused (no assessment)
76
Refusal rate14.1%
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 Harrow.
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
2,689
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,212
SEN Support (no EHCP)
30.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
12,862
Total pupils
42,781

SEN Provision in Harrow

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
17
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Harrow

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Harrow
Autism— 40.5% of EHCPs
Autism40.5%
Speech Language & Communication32.2%
Social Emotional & Mental Health13.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.4%
Physical Disability2.1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.9%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Visual Impairment0.6%
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 Harrow

22 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery
Resourced· Good
Alexandra School
SEN Unit· Good
Gesher School
SpecialSEN Unit
Earlsmead Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hatch End High School
Resourced· Good
Pathways School
Special
Woodlands School
Special· Outstanding
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery
Resourced· Outstanding
Cedars Manor School
Resourced· Good
Belmont School
Resourced· Good
Kingsley High School
SpecialResourced· Outstanding
Bentley Wood High School
Resourced· Outstanding
Aylward Primary School
Resourced· Good
West Lodge Primary School
Resourced· Good
Shaftesbury High School
Special· Outstanding
Whitmore High School
Resourced
Canons High School
Resourced· Good
Stanburn Primary School
Resourced· Good
Grange Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hillview Nursery School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Pinner Wood School
Resourced· Outstanding
Pinner High School
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: Harrow Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.