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SEND in West Northamptonshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about West Northamptonshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 209 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
West Northamptonshire's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: West Northamptonshire'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 weeks10.8%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 711 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
1,430
Refused (no assessment)
296
Refusal rate20.7%
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 West Northamptonshire.
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
4,153
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,242
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
9,278
Total pupils
68,920

SEN Provision in West Northamptonshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
9
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
16
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
9
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in West Northamptonshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in West Northamptonshire
Speech Language & Communication— 30.6% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication30.6%
Social Emotional & Mental Health28.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties17.1%
Autism16.8%
Physical Disability2.1%
Multi-Sensory Impairment1.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties1%
Other1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.8%
Profound & Multiple LD0.3%
Hearing Impairment0.1%
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 West Northamptonshire

28 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Billing Brook Special School
Resourced
Headlands Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Vernon Terrace Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Parker E-ACT Academy
SEN Unit
Blackthorn Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
East Hunsbury Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Hunsbury Park Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Edgewood School
Special
Cambian Northampton School
Special
Northgate School Academy Trust
Resourced· Outstanding
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
SpecialSEN Unit
Hardingstone Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Kings Meadow School
SEN UnitResourced
Moulton School and Science College
SEN Unit· Good
Boddington Church of England Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
Special
Hampton Bridge School
Special
Fairfields School
Special· Outstanding
On Track Education Silverstone
Special
On Track Education Northampton
SpecialSEN Unit
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Resourced· Good
Kings Sutton Primary Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Castle Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Simon de Senlis Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
St James Church of England Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Caroline Chisholm School
SEN Unit· Good
Overstone Park School
SpecialResourced

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