SEND in Isles of Scilly
Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Isles of Scilly — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 0 schools with their SEN provision.
OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Isles of Scilly's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Isles of Scilly'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.
Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks100.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1 new EHCPs issued in 2024.
Councils must issue new EHCPs within 20 weeks of the request. Exceptions exist but many delays don't qualify.
DfE requests data (2024)
Refusal rate50.0%
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.
Appeals against LA decisions
Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
17
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Provision in Isles of Scilly
Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
0
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
0
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
0
Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Isles of Scilly
DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Isles of Scilly
Autism— 100% of EHCPs
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.
DATA SOURCES
School-level SEN data: DfE Education Health and Care plans release + GIAS. LA-level stats: DfE EES + HMCTS SENDIST. Local Offer: Isles of Scilly Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.