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SEND in North East Lincolnshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about North East Lincolnshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 74 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
North East Lincolnshire'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 weeks37.4%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 364 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
502
Refused (no assessment)
89
Refusal rate17.7%
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 North East Lincolnshire.
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
1,983
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,397
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,244
Total pupils
23,830

SEN Provision in North East Lincolnshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
1
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
4
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in North East Lincolnshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in North East Lincolnshire
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 38.8% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health38.8%
Speech Language & Communication31.1%
Moderate Learning Difficulties11.7%
Autism9.5%
Physical Disability4.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties3%
Hearing Impairment0.7%
Visual Impairment0.5%
Profound & Multiple LD0.2%
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 North East Lincolnshire

7 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Healing Academy
Resourced· Good
The Orchard Independent Special School
Special
Fairfield Academy
Resourced· Good
Littlecoates Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Best Futures
Special
Waltham Gateway Academy
Resourced
Humberston Park 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: North East Lincolnshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.