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SEND in North Northamptonshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about North Northamptonshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 153 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
North Northamptonshire's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: North Northamptonshire's children's services are currently rated Requires improvement. This means Ofsted has concerns about some services for children. It does not directly reflect SEND support, but SEND provision is often scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections.

EHCP Timeliness

Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks21.4%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 930 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
1,329
Refused (no assessment)
295
Refusal rate22.2%
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 Northamptonshire.
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
4,551
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,299
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
7,612
Total pupils
58,023

SEN Provision in North Northamptonshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
11
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
10
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in North Northamptonshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in North Northamptonshire
Speech Language & Communication— 45.7% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication45.7%
Social Emotional & Mental Health25.4%
Moderate Learning Difficulties11.9%
Autism10.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties2.4%
Other2%
Physical Disability0.6%
Profound & Multiple LD0.5%
Hearing Impairment0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.3%
Visual Impairment0.2%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.1%
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 North Northamptonshire

20 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Southfield School for Girls
SEN Unit
Wren Spinney School
Resourced
Woodnewton- A Learning Community
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Kettering Science Academy
Resourced· Good
Isebrook School
Resourced· Good
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Special· Good
Stone Lodge Therapeutic School
Special
Studfall Junior Academy
Resourced· Good
Prince William School
SEN Unit· Good
Wollaston School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Studfall Infant Academy
Resourced· Good
Denfield Park Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Corby Business Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Thrapston Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Beanfield Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Croyland Primary School
Resourced· Good
Mawsley Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Park Junior School, Wellingborough
SEN Unit· Good
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Resourced· Good
Kingswood Secondary Academy
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 Northamptonshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.