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SEND in Wiltshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Wiltshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 266 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Wiltshire's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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EHCP Timeliness

Latest DfE data (2024)
Issued within 20 weeks32.5%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 906 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
1,146
Refused (no assessment)
210
Refusal rate18.3%
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 Wiltshire.
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
6,383
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
4,379
SEN Support (no EHCP)
18.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
13,315
Total pupils
72,985

SEN Provision in Wiltshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
12
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
10
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
34
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Wiltshire

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Wiltshire
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 33.4% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health33.4%
Speech Language & Communication30.4%
Autism20.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.8%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.7%
Physical Disability2%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.7%
Hearing Impairment0.6%
Visual Impairment0.4%
Other0.2%
Multi-Sensory 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 Wiltshire

51 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Lyneham Primary School
Resourced· Good
River Mead School
SEN Unit
Westbury Church of England Junior School
SEN UnitResourced· Requires Improvement
Silverwood School
Special· Good
Kingsbury Green Academy
Resourced· Good
Compass Community School Athelstan Park
Special
Studley Green Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)
Resourced· Good
Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School
Resourced· Good
Avon Valley Academy
Resourced
The Grove Primary School
Resourced
Appleford School
Special
Wansdyke School
SEN Unit· Good
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre
Resourced· Good
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
Resourced· Good
Castle Mead School
SEN Unit· Good
Greentrees Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Hardenhuish School
Resourced· Good
The Wellington Academy
Resourced· Good
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
SEN Unit· Good
Kiwi Primary School
Resourced
St Paul's Primary School
Resourced
The Spires
Special
Wilton CofE Primary School
Resourced· Good
Marden Vale CofE Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Downland School
SpecialResourced· Good
The Clarendon Academy
Resourced· Good
Meadow Bridge School
Special
Kingdown School
Resourced· Good
On Track Education Centre Westbury
Special
Showing 30 of 51. 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: Wiltshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.