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SEND in Hertfordshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Hertfordshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 500 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Hertfordshire'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 weeks55.2%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1,781 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
3,343
Refused (no assessment)
775
Refusal rate23.2%
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 Hertfordshire.
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
12,920
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
8,639
SEN Support (no EHCP)
16.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
28,781
Total pupils
179,994

SEN Provision in Hertfordshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
25
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
18
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Hertfordshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Hertfordshire
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 29.3% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health29.3%
Autism26.6%
Speech Language & Communication20.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties13.5%
Physical Disability3.8%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.1%
Hearing Impairment1.4%
Visual Impairment0.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.5%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.1%
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 Hertfordshire

47 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Felden Hall School
Special
Breakspeare School
SpecialSEN Unit
Rhodes Wood Hospital School
SpecialSEN Unit
Pinewood School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Featherstone Wood Primary School
Resourced· Good
East Hall School
Special
Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School
Special
St Elizabeth's Centre
SEN Unit
Maple Primary School
Resourced· Good
Garston Manor School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
Radlett Lodge School
Special
Brandles School
SEN Unit· Good
Colnbrook School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
The Valley School
SpecialResourced· Good
Avanti Brook Primary School
Resourced
Batchwood School
Special· Good
Amwell View School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Middleton School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Lonsdale School
Special· Good
Heathlands School
Special· Outstanding
Downfield Primary School
SEN Unit
Lakeside School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Southfield School
Special· Good
Longdean School
Resourced· Good
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Resourced
Haywood Grove School
Special· Good
Woodfield School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Watling View School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
The Collett School
Special· Good
St Luke's School
Special· Good
Showing 30 of 47. Use the SEN Finder to filter and search all of them.

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