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SEND in Windsor and Maidenhead

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Windsor and Maidenhead — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 83 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Windsor and Maidenhead'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 weeks100.0%
National average: 45.9%
Based on 127 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
302
Refused (no assessment)
116
Refusal rate38.4%
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 Windsor and Maidenhead.
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
1,342
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,796
SEN Support (no EHCP)
22.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,405
Total pupils
28,276

SEN Provision in Windsor and Maidenhead

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
4
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
2
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
12
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Windsor and Maidenhead

DfE data (2024/25)
Most common need in Windsor and Maidenhead
Autism— 44.4% of EHCPs
Autism44.4%
Social Emotional & Mental Health31%
Speech Language & Communication11.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2.8%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.4%
Profound & Multiple LD1.4%
Other1.4%
Hearing Impairment0.7%
Visual Impairment0.7%
Physical Disability0.7%
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 Windsor and Maidenhead

17 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Furze Platt Senior School
Resourced· Good
Hilltop First School
SEN Unit· Good
Riverside Primary School and Nursery
Resourced· Good
The Green Room School
Special
Dedworth Green First School
Resourced· Good
Wessex Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Beech Lodge School
SpecialResourced
Furze Platt Infant School
Resourced· Good
Manor Green School
Resourced· Good
Dedworth Middle School
Resourced· Good
South Ascot Village Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Queensmead House School
Special
Trevelyan Middle School
Resourced· Good
Charters School
Resourced· Good
Furze Platt Junior School
Resourced· Outstanding
Eton College
Resourced
Heathermount School
Special

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