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SEND in Stockport

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Stockport — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 137 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Stockport's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Stockport'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 weeks7.8%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 575 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
859
Refused (no assessment)
225
Refusal rate26.2%
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 Stockport.
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
3,506
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
7.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,201
SEN Support (no EHCP)
15.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,629
Total pupils
43,645

SEN Provision in Stockport

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
13
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
7
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Stockport

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Stockport
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 31.3% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health31.3%
Speech Language & Communication21.6%
Autism18%
Moderate Learning Difficulties10.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.8%
Profound & Multiple LD3%
Physical Disability2%
Other2%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.5%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.5%
Visual Impairment0.3%
Hearing Impairment0.2%
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 Stockport

32 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Hollywood Park Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Meadowbank Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Queensgate Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Windlehurst School
Special· Good
Bradshaw Hall Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Rose Hill Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Bredbury Green Primary School
Resourced· Good
Valley School
Special· Outstanding
Royal School, Manchester
Special· Outstanding
Thorn Grove Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Heaton School
SpecialResourced· Requires Improvement
Acorns School
Special
Vernon Park Primary School
SEN Unit
Castle Hill High School
Special· Outstanding
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Willow House School
Special
Ladybridge Primary School
Resourced· Good
Brookside Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Etchells Primary School
Resourced· Good
Broadstones School
Special
Reddish Hall School
Special
Vale View Primary School
Resourced· Good
Inscape House School
Special· Good
Bridge House School
Special
Brinksway School
Special
Agricultural and Rural Centre
Special
Moorfield Primary School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
The Kingsway School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Priestnall School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Showing 30 of 32. 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: Stockport Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.