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SEND in Leeds

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Leeds — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 308 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Leeds'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 weeks9.3%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 717 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
2,313
Refused (no assessment)
356
Refusal rate15.4%
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 Leeds.
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
6,093
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
3.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
5,130
SEN Support (no EHCP)
20.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
27,572
Total pupils
131,940

SEN Provision in Leeds

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
10
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
20
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Leeds

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Leeds
Speech Language & Communication— 29.1% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication29.1%
Autism28.3%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties8.2%
Physical Disability4%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.8%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.7%
Hearing Impairment1%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
Other0.1%
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 Leeds

31 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Ireland Wood Primary School
Resourced· Good
Little London Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Lighthouse School Leeds
Resourced· Good
John Jamieson School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
The Richmond Hill Academy
Resourced· Good
John Smeaton Academy
Resourced· Good
Springwell Leeds Academy
SEN Unit
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Resourced· Good
Parklands Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Carr Manor Community School
Resourced· Good
Allerton Grange School
Resourced· Good
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Special· Good
Ralph Thoresby School
Resourced· Good
Brigshaw High School
Resourced· Good
West Oaks School
Special· Outstanding
St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Special· Good
Ormston School
Special
Allerton High School
Resourced· Good
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Resourced· Good
Armley Grange School
Special
Bramley Park Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Iveson Primary School
Resourced· Good
Broomfield South SILC
Special· Good
Moor Allerton Hall Primary School
Resourced
Fountain House Education Suite
Special
New Bewerley Community School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Garforth Academy
SEN Unit
Cockburn Reach Academy
Special
Showing 30 of 31. 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: Leeds Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.