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SEND in Redcar and Cleveland

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Redcar and Cleveland — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 65 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Redcar and Cleveland'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 weeks44.7%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 170 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
237
Refused (no assessment)
41
Refusal rate17.3%
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 Redcar and Cleveland.
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
1,492
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,158
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,724
Total pupils
20,988

SEN Provision in Redcar and Cleveland

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
3
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
5
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
4
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Redcar and Cleveland

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Redcar and Cleveland
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 30.7% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health30.7%
Speech Language & Communication30.7%
Autism24.7%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties3.3%
Hearing Impairment0.7%
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 Redcar and Cleveland

11 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Old Farm School
SEN Unit
Kirkleatham Hall School
Special· Good
South Bank Community Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Outwood Academy Normanby
Resourced· Inadequate
Dormanstown Primary Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Grangetown Primary School
Resourced· Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Mackenzie Thorpe Centre
Special
Freebrough Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
Invested Education
Special
Overfields Primary School
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: Redcar and Cleveland Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.