Special Education Needs and Disability Report March 2025

Report - 18 May 2026

In May 2023, there were over 11,259 children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Sandwell. Historically, about 1,300 children and young people had received Statements of Special Educational Need (2014). On this date, there were 3228 children or young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP/EHC Plan) in Sandwell across the 0-25 age range.

This year we looked at parents’ experiences of Special Educational Needs and Disability provision in mainstream schools across Sandwell. Last year we undertook a project on parents’ experiences of SEND provision, particularly in specialist SEND provision schools. From this, we gathered intelligence from parents who have children in mainstream schools, and some parents told us that they felt the provision was either not there or not suitable for their child’s needs.

In our report we cover the following;

  • Education, Health and Care Plans and Additional needs of children
  • Parents views on how their child is supported in school
  • Parents views on how their child is not supported in school
  • Issues and concerns
  • Communications and Support

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