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SEND in Lancashire

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

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Lancashire'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 weeks17.3%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1,720 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
3,658
Refused (no assessment)
876
Refusal rate23.9%
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 Lancashire.
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
12,317
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
8.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
9,320
SEN Support (no EHCP)
25.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
28,677
Total pupils
112,964

SEN Provision in Lancashire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
42
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
13
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
9
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Lancashire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Lancashire
Speech Language & Communication— 34.4% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication34.4%
Autism31.9%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23%
Moderate Learning Difficulties3.5%
Physical Disability2.9%
Specific Learning Difficulties2.1%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Visual Impairment0.7%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.3%
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 Lancashire

56 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Special
Mayfield School
Special· Good
The Coppice School
Special· Good
Pendle View Primary School
Special· Outstanding
Bleasdale School
SpecialResourced
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Special
Thornton Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Crookhey Hall School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
The Loyne Specialist School
Special· Outstanding
Pendle Community High School & College
Special· Outstanding
Compass Community School Lancashire
Special
Park View
Special
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Special· Good
Clayton Brook Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Morecambe Road School
Special· Good
Meadow View Learning Centre
Special
Bridgeway School
Special
Acorns Primary School
Special· Good
Waterloo Lodge
Special
Moorlands View School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
Basnett Street Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Silver Birch School
Special
Seven Stars Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Highfield Priory School
Resourced
Brookfield School
Special· Good
Moorbrook School
Special· Good
Westmorland School
Special
Clifton Primary School
Resourced· Good
Grow Independent School
Special
Brook View School
SpecialSEN Unit
Showing 30 of 56. 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: Lancashire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.