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SEND in Hartlepool

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Hartlepool — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 43 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Hartlepool'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 weeks74.6%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 122 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
232
Refused (no assessment)
62
Refusal rate26.7%
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 Hartlepool.
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
966
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
948
SEN Support (no EHCP)
25.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,760
Total pupils
14,645

SEN Provision in Hartlepool

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Hartlepool

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Hartlepool
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 31.3% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health31.3%
Autism21.9%
Speech Language & Communication20.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties15.6%
Physical Disability6.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.6%
Profound & Multiple LD1.6%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.8%
Visual Impairment0.8%
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 Hartlepool

11 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
St Helen's Primary School
Resourced· Good
Greatham CofE Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Kingsley Primary School
Resourced· Good
Manor Community Academy
Resourced· Good
Grange Primary School
Resourced
Eskdale Academy
Resourced· Good
High Tunstall College of Science
Resourced· Good
Wrenfield Learning Centre
Special
Cambian Hartlepool School
SpecialSEN Unit
Rossmere Academy
Resourced· Good
Catcote Academy
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: Hartlepool Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.