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SEND in North Tyneside

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about North Tyneside — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 80 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
North Tyneside'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 weeks39.1%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 230 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
452
Refused (no assessment)
70
Refusal rate15.5%
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 North Tyneside.
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
2,298
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,073
SEN Support (no EHCP)
20.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,186
Total pupils
30,038

SEN Provision in North Tyneside

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
8
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
6
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
11
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in North Tyneside

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in North Tyneside
Autism— 34.7% of EHCPs
Autism34.7%
Social Emotional & Mental Health29.1%
Speech Language & Communication25.6%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.2%
Physical Disability3.2%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2.5%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.4%
Visual Impairment0.4%
Other0.4%
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 Tyneside

19 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Christ Church CofE Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Southlands School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
Benton House School
Special
Whitehouse Primary School
Resourced
Waterville Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Benton Dene School
Special· Good
Valley Gardens Middle School
Resourced
Norham High School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Burnside College
Resourced· Good
Whitley Bay High School
Resourced· Outstanding
Grasmere Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Benton Dene Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Parkside House School
Special
Woodlawn School
Special· Good
Percy Hedley School
Special· Outstanding
Beacon Hill School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
Brenkley School
Special
John Spence Community High School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
George Stephenson High School
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: North Tyneside Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.