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SEND in Nottinghamshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Nottinghamshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 373 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Nottinghamshire'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 weeks37.5%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 1,259 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
1,719
Refused (no assessment)
318
Refusal rate18.5%
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 Nottinghamshire.
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
5,422
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
2.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,610
SEN Support (no EHCP)
12.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
15,656
Total pupils
124,508

SEN Provision in Nottinghamshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
18
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Nottinghamshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Nottinghamshire
Autism— 46.6% of EHCPs
Autism46.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.6%
Speech Language & Communication14%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.8%
Other3.6%
Physical Disability3.2%
Hearing Impairment0.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.5%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.4%
Visual Impairment0.3%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.2%
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 Nottinghamshire

27 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Beech Academy
Resourced· Good
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Redgate Primary Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Bestwood Village School
Special
St Giles School
Special· Good
Bright Fields School
Special
Hemlock Stone School
Special
Progression 2 Work
Special
Easthorpe School
Special
Selston High School
Resourced· Good
Horizons Academy
SEN UnitResourced
Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre
Special
Pollyteach Limited
Special
Dawn House School
Special· Outstanding
Ash Lea School
SpecialSEN Unit· Good
Carlton Digby School
Special· Outstanding
Hope House School
Special
Wings School Notts
Special
Leverton Church of England Academy
Resourced· Good
Blue Mountain Education
Special
R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield
Special
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Resourced
APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own
Special
Westbourne School
Special
Venture Learning
Special
Yeoman Park Academy
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Holgate Primary and Nursery 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: Nottinghamshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.