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SEND in Slough

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Slough — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 60 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Slough's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Slough's children's services are currently rated Requires improvement. This means Ofsted has concerns about some services for children. It does not directly reflect SEND support, but SEND provision is often scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections.

EHCP Timeliness

Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks7.4%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 312 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
469
Refused (no assessment)
34
Refusal rate7.2%
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 Slough.
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
2,192
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,507
SEN Support (no EHCP)
12.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
4,366
Total pupils
34,784

SEN Provision in Slough

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
4
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
13
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Slough

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Slough
Speech Language & Communication— 50.2% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication50.2%
Autism17.8%
Social Emotional & Mental Health11.8%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.4%
Multi-Sensory Impairment3.7%
Physical Disability2.2%
Other1.9%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.6%
Hearing Impairment0.6%
Specific Learning Difficulties0.3%
Visual Impairment0.3%
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 Slough

18 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Slough Centre Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Resourced· Good
Baylis Court Nursery School
Resourced· Good
The Westgate School
Resourced
The Godolphin Junior Academy
Resourced· Good
Wexham School
Resourced· Good
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre
SEN Unit· Good
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Resourced
Marish Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Colnbrook Church of England Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hillingdon Grange School
Special
Haybrook College
SEN Unit
Priory School
SEN UnitResourced
Darul Madinah
Special
The Langley Academy
Resourced· Good
Phoenix Infant Academy
Resourced· Good
Castleview Primary School
Resourced· Good
Ditton Park Academy
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: Slough Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.