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SEND in Milton Keynes

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Milton Keynes — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 124 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Milton Keynes'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 weeks39.7%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 348 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
846
Refused (no assessment)
0
Refusal rate0.0%
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.

SEND Tribunal

Appeals against LA decisions
Tribunal data not yet imported for Milton Keynes.
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
2,982
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,245
SEN Support (no EHCP)
12.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,703
Total pupils
52,100

SEN Provision in Milton Keynes

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
9
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
9
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Milton Keynes

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Milton Keynes
Autism— 46.8% of EHCPs
Autism46.8%
Speech Language & Communication19%
Other10.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health5.4%
Moderate Learning Difficulties3.3%
Physical Disability3.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.9%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Visual Impairment0.3%
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 Milton Keynes

19 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Slated Row School
Special
St Paul's Catholic School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
The Redway School
SpecialResourced· Good
The Radcliffe School
Resourced
Bradwell Village School
SEN Unit· Good
Redwood Park School
Special
Willow Park School
Special
Romans Field School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced· Good
White Spire School
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Southwood School
SEN Unit· Good
Lift Charles Warren
Resourced· Good
Orchard Academy
Resourced· Good
Cambian Bletchley Park School
SpecialSEN Unit
The Woodlands School
Special· Good
Germander Park School
SEN Unit· Good
Priory Common School
SEN Unit· Good
Stoke Goldington Church of England School
Resourced
KWS Milton Keynes
Special
New Bradwell Primary School
SEN Unit· 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: Milton Keynes Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.