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SEND in Norfolk

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Norfolk — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 464 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Norfolk'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 weeks55.7%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1,909 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
2,562
Refused (no assessment)
333
Refusal rate13.0%
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 Norfolk.
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
12,147
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
7.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
8,780
SEN Support (no EHCP)
22.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
26,961
Total pupils
122,317

SEN Provision in Norfolk

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
30
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
22
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
37
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Norfolk

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Norfolk
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 35% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health35%
Speech Language & Communication32.6%
Autism14.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties9.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.8%
Physical Disability3%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Hearing Impairment0.5%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.3%
Profound & Multiple LD0.2%
Other0.2%
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 Norfolk

79 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Firside Junior School
Resourced· Good
Dereham Neatherd High School
SEN Unit· Good
Fred Nicholson School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced· Good
The Parkside School, Norwich
Special· Good
Hillside Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Redcastle Family School
SEN Unit· Good
Sheringham Woodfields School
Special· Outstanding
Sprowston Junior School
SEN Unit· Good
Mundesley Infant School
Resourced
Millfield Primary School
Resourced
Southtown Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Greyfriars Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Orchard Manor School
Special
Stalham High School
Resourced· Good
The Clare School
Special· Good
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Special· Outstanding
Terrington St Clement Community School
SEN Unit· Good
Acle Academy
Resourced· Good
Lakenham Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Thetford Academy
Resourced· Good
Drake Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Wherry School
Resourced· Good
Reffley Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy
Resourced· Good
The Lighthouse
Special
Sidestrand Hall School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
All Saints School
Special
St Andrew's School
Special
Compass Community School Eld Park
Special
Chapel Green School
SpecialResourced· Good
Showing 30 of 79. 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: Norfolk Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.