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SEND in Lewisham

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Lewisham — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 98 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Lewisham'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)
EHCP timeliness data not yet imported for Lewisham.
Source: DfE EES ↗

EHCP Assessment Requests

DfE requests data (2024)
Requests received
646
Refused (no assessment)
281
Refusal rate43.5%
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 Lewisham.
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
3,696
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,724
SEN Support (no EHCP)
19.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
7,612
Total pupils
39,925

SEN Provision in Lewisham

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
7
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
2
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
13
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Lewisham

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Lewisham
Speech Language & Communication— 36.2% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication36.2%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.6%
Autism23.3%
Other8.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.2%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.1%
Hearing Impairment1.1%
Physical Disability0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.3%
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 Lewisham

21 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Greenvale School
Special
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
Resourced· Good
Conisborough College
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Kelvin Grove Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre
Special
Deptford Green School
Resourced· Good
Watergate School
Special· Outstanding
New Woodlands School
Special· Good
Rushey Green Primary School
Resourced· Good
Athelney Primary School
Resourced· Good
Cooper's Lane Primary School
Resourced· Good
Forster Park Primary School
Resourced
Addey and Stanhope School
Resourced· Good
Edmund Waller Primary School
Resourced· Good
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
Resourced· Good
Torridon Primary School
Resourced· Good
Tidemill Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Brent Knoll School
Special· Good
The Young Women's Hub
Special
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
Special· Good
Sedgehill Academy
Resourced· Good

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