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SEND in Swindon

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Swindon — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 93 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Swindon's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Swindon's children's services are currently rated Inadequate. 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 weeks49.4%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 247 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
548
Refused (no assessment)
107
Refusal rate19.5%
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 Swindon.
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
2,772
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,305
SEN Support (no EHCP)
16.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,253
Total pupils
37,586

SEN Provision in Swindon

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
8
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
9
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Swindon

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Swindon
Speech Language & Communication— 15.7% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication15.7%
Social Emotional & Mental Health14.9%
Autism14.6%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.5%
Physical Disability2.1%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.4%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
Hearing Impairment0.4%
Visual Impairment0.4%
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 Swindon

18 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Kingsdown School
Resourced· Good
The Commonweal School
Resourced· Good
Lydiard Park Academy
Resourced· Good
Red Oaks Primary School
Resourced· Good
Churchward School
SEN Unit· Good
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School
SEN Unit
Even Swindon Primary School
Resourced· Good
Westlea Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
The Deanery CofE Academy
SEN Unit· Inadequate
Connex
Special
Crowdys Hill School
Special· Good
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
Resourced· Good
St Joseph's Catholic College
SEN Unit· Good
Ruskin Junior School
Resourced· Good
Kingfisher CE Academy
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Robert Le Kyng Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Millbrook Primary School
SEN Unit
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form 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: Swindon Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.