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SEND in Wigan

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Wigan: the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 146 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Wigan's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for children and young people with SEND (birth to age 25)
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EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks42.6%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 628 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 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Requests received
1,020
Refused (no assessment)
259
Refusal rate25.4%
National: 25.5%
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

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Appeals registered
52
Appeal rate
National mean: 2.8%
1.3%
Appealable decisions
3,881
Parent wins at hearing
National estimate (HMCTS)
~98%
Parents win the vast majority of SEND tribunal cases at hearing. If your EHCP request is refused, appealing is often worth pursuing. A high appeal rate may indicate contested decisions locally.

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks36.8%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,583 review meetings held in 2024. 209 expected reviews were not held.
After an annual review meeting, LAs must notify parents of the decision (amend, maintain or cease) within 4 weeks. This data was published for the first time in June 2025.

SEN Population

Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
3,579
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Support (no EHCP)
0
Total pupils
48,518

SEN Provision in Wigan

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
14
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
0
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Wigan

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Wigan
Autism, 32.5% of EHCPs
Autism32.5%
Speech Language & Communication28.4%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.8%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.8%
Hearing Impairment1.6%
Physical Disability1.6%
Other1.2%
Specific Learning Difficulties1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Visual Impairment0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.3%
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 Wigan

22 schools, special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Infinite Schools Wigan
Special
Martha H School
Special
Westfield Community School
Resourced
The Holden School
Special
Leigh Central Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Parks School
Special
Newbridge Learning Community
Special· Good
Willow Grove Primary School
Special· Good
Hope School
Special· Outstanding
Rowan Tree Primary School
Special· Outstanding
Cambian Tyldesley School
Special
Garrett Hall Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Marsh Green Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Meadowbank Primary School
Resourced· Good
Cansfield High School
Resourced· Good
CEWE School
Special
Oakfield High School and College
Special· Outstanding
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Special
Landgate School, Bryn
Special· Good
My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision
Special
Platt Bridge Community School
Resourced· Good
Hawkley Hall High School
Resourced

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