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SEND in Kensington and Chelsea

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

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Kensington and Chelsea'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 weeks99.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 98 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
127
Refused (no assessment)
24
Refusal rate18.9%
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 Kensington and Chelsea.
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
819
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,134
SEN Support (no EHCP)
14.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,412
Total pupils
23,668

SEN Provision in Kensington and Chelsea

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
3
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
5
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Kensington and Chelsea

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Kensington and Chelsea
Autism— 40.8% of EHCPs
Autism40.8%
Speech Language & Communication24.3%
Social Emotional & Mental Health7.8%
Specific Learning Difficulties4.9%
Hearing Impairment2.9%
Physical Disability1.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties1%
Severe Learning Difficulties1%
Profound & Multiple LD1%
Visual Impairment1%
Multi-Sensory Impairment1%
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 Kensington and Chelsea

13 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Marlborough Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Ark Brunel Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Kensington Aldridge Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Chelsea Community Hospital School
Special· Outstanding
Barlby Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
More House School
Resourced
Snowflake School
Special
Oxford Gardens Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Catch22 Include London
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
Chelsea Academy
Resourced· Good
All Saints Catholic College
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: Kensington and Chelsea Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.