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SEND in Oxfordshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Oxfordshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 372 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Oxfordshire'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 weeks38.6%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 962 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
1,734
Refused (no assessment)
262
Refusal rate15.1%
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 Oxfordshire.
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
7,307
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
7,184
SEN Support (no EHCP)
25.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
30,332
Total pupils
118,121

SEN Provision in Oxfordshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
14
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
8
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
23
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Oxfordshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Oxfordshire
Autism— 37.9% of EHCPs
Autism37.9%
Speech Language & Communication21.4%
Social Emotional & Mental Health20.6%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.9%
Physical Disability2.7%
Other2.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.6%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Hearing Impairment0.4%
Visual Impairment0.3%
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 Oxfordshire

40 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Park School
Special
Lord Williams's School
Resourced· Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
Resourced
John Watson School
Special· Good
Fitzwaryn School
Resourced· Outstanding
LVS Oxford
SpecialSEN Unit
Northern House Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Aspris Ridgeway School
Special
Shenington Church of England Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Iffley Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
SEN Unit· Good
Gagle Brook Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
The Warriner School
Resourced· Good
Fitzharrys School
Resourced· Good
Mulberry Bush School
Special· Outstanding
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Swalcliffe Park School CIO
Special· Good
Bloxham Grove Academy
SEN Unit
The Unicorn School
Special
The Cherwell School
Resourced· Outstanding
Chilworth House School
SpecialSEN Unit
Kingfisher School
Resourced· Good
New Marston Primary School
Resourced· Good
Chilworth House Upper School
SpecialSEN Unit
Rush Common School
Resourced· Good
Orion Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Bishopswood School
Resourced· Inadequate
Whitelands Academy
Resourced· Good
Oxfordshire Hospital School
Special· Outstanding
Springfield School
Resourced· Good
Showing 30 of 40. Use the SEN Finder to filter and search all of them.

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: Oxfordshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.