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SEND in Oldham

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Oldham — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 128 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Oldham'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 weeks85.8%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 408 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
865
Refused (no assessment)
194
Refusal rate22.4%
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 Oldham.
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
3,652
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
10.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
4,468
SEN Support (no EHCP)
53.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
22,090
Total pupils
40,955

SEN Provision in Oldham

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
9
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
7
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
9
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Oldham

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Oldham
Speech Language & Communication— 49.7% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication49.7%
Social Emotional & Mental Health19.6%
Autism11.1%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.1%
Physical Disability4.1%
Other3%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.4%
Profound & Multiple LD1.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.1%
Hearing Impairment0.5%
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 Oldham

21 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
New Bridge School
SEN Unit· Good
Teenage Kicks
Special
Richmond Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Bright Futures School
SpecialSEN Unit
North Chadderton School
Resourced
Medlock Valley Primary School
Resourced· Good
SEE (Oldham)
Special
Brookland School
Special
Chances Mentoring
Special
Supreme Start Ltd
Special
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale
Special
Path 4
Special
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Resourced· Good
Spring Brook Academy
SEN Unit· Good
St. Paul's CofE Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hollinwood Academy
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Greenhill Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Northmoor Academy
SEN UnitResourced
The Springboard Project
Resourced· Good
SMS Changing Lives School
Special
The Hathershaw College
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: Oldham Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.