Share of EHC needs assessment requests decided to assess by council, England

The share of requests for an education, health and care needs assessment that each of England's 153 councils with education duties decided to assess, and not to assess, in the calendar year, with the regions and England, from the DfE.

England

65.2%

2025 · Decided to assess

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC

Share of EHC needs assessment requests decided to assess by council, England

Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 2025

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

Decided to assess

1Rutland88.8%
2Wolverhampton88.6%
3Cambridgeshire87.6%
4Stockton-on-Tees84.2%
5Sheffield, its area before 1 April 202583.8%
6Norfolk82.8%
7Westminster82.2%
8Calderdale81.3%
=9Kensington and Chelsea80.9%
=9Leeds80.9%
11City of London80.0%
=12Ealing79.6%
=12North Tyneside79.6%
14North East Lincolnshire79.1%
15Blackburn with Darwen79.0%
16Worcestershire78.5%
=17Suffolk78.2%
=17Trafford78.2%
19Cheshire East78.1%
20Dorset77.8%
21Bristol, City of77.2%
22Oxfordshire77.1%
23North Yorkshire, the former county's code77.0%
24Bath and North East Somerset76.5%
25Redbridge75.6%
26North Northamptonshire75.3%
=27Redcar and Cleveland75.0%
=27Waltham Forest75.0%
=29Hampshire74.8%
=29St. Helens74.8%
31Surrey74.7%
32Croydon74.5%
33Enfield74.0%
34Greenwich73.9%
35Rochdale73.7%
36Rotherham73.6%
37Sefton73.5%
=38Shropshire73.3%
=38West Berkshire73.3%
40Buckinghamshire, the former county's code73.2%
41Wirral73.0%
42Torbay72.7%
43Lancashire72.6%
=44Harrow72.5%
=44Wandsworth72.5%
46Camden72.4%
=47Peterborough72.2%
=47Portsmouth72.2%
49York72.0%
50Merton71.8%
51North Lincolnshire71.6%
=52Newcastle upon Tyne71.2%
=52Tower Hamlets71.2%
54Kingston upon Thames71.1%
=55Richmond upon Thames70.7%
=55Sandwell70.7%
=55Southend-on-Sea70.7%
58Manchester70.6%
59Wigan70.4%
60Luton70.3%
61Warwickshire70.1%
62Hammersmith and Fulham69.9%
63Westmorland and Furness69.7%
64Newham69.5%
65Medway69.2%
66Dudley68.3%
67Bromley67.6%
68Slough67.4%
69Havering67.0%
70Middlesbrough66.8%
71Bolton66.5%
=72Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole66.2%
=72Nottingham66.2%
74Brent65.4%
75Wiltshire65.3%
76Lewisham65.2%
=77Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202564.6%
=77Herefordshire, County of64.6%
79Barnet64.5%
=80Stoke-on-Trent64.4%
=80Telford and Wrekin64.4%
82Bury64.3%
=83Blackpool63.8%
=83Knowsley63.8%
85Haringey63.7%
=86Islington63.6%
=86Leicestershire63.6%
=88Leicester63.3%
=88Nottinghamshire63.3%
=90Birmingham63.2%
=90Thurrock63.2%
=92Kirklees63.0%
=92Somerset, the former county's code63.0%
=94Warrington62.6%
=94West Sussex62.6%
96Oldham62.4%
=97Bradford62.2%
=97Hertfordshire62.2%
99Stockport61.3%
100Darlington61.1%
101Northumberland60.5%
102Brighton and Hove60.3%
=103Barking and Dagenham60.2%
=103Reading60.2%
=105Hillingdon60.1%
=105Liverpool60.1%
107Salford59.9%
108Hounslow59.6%
109Bexley59.2%
110Hartlepool58.5%
111Cumberland57.9%
112Plymouth57.7%
113Staffordshire57.1%
114Gloucestershire56.9%
=115Lambeth56.8%
=115Lincolnshire56.8%
117Tameside56.7%
118Wokingham56.4%
119Essex56.0%
120Southwark55.8%
=121Central Bedfordshire55.4%
=121Kingston upon Hull, City of55.4%
123Cheshire West and Chester55.1%
124County Durham54.9%
=125East Riding of Yorkshire54.5%
=125Windsor and Maidenhead54.5%
127Southampton54.4%
128West Northamptonshire54.3%
129North Somerset54.1%
130Coventry53.9%
=131Halton53.8%
=131Solihull53.8%
133Cornwall52.6%
=134Bedford51.8%
=134South Tyneside51.8%
136Sutton51.2%
137Derby50.7%
=138Swindon50.6%
=138Wakefield50.6%
140Isles of Scilly50.0%
141Doncaster49.3%
142Hackney48.5%
143Derbyshire48.1%
144South Gloucestershire48.0%
145East Sussex47.8%
146Kent46.6%
147Devon42.2%
148Milton Keynes39.5%
149Walsall37.9%
150Bracknell Forest36.5%
151Sunderland33.3%
152Gateshead31.3%

No figure published for Barnsley, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Somerset.

Decided not to assess

1Walsall61.2%
2Bracknell Forest60.5%
3Sunderland57.9%
4Devon52.5%
5Derbyshire50.4%
6Gateshead49.5%
7East Sussex49.3%
8Kent48.2%
9Sutton47.6%
10Windsor and Maidenhead45.5%
11Doncaster45.3%
12Wakefield45.2%
13Southwark43.3%
14North Somerset42.2%
15Bedford41.8%
16Derby41.1%
17East Riding of Yorkshire40.8%
18Cheshire West and Chester40.5%
19West Northamptonshire39.9%
20Solihull39.8%
21Hackney39.6%
22South Gloucestershire39.5%
23South Tyneside39.4%
24Central Bedfordshire39.0%
25Darlington38.2%
26Lincolnshire37.4%
27Northumberland37.1%
28Cumberland36.6%
=29Halton36.1%
=29Wokingham36.1%
31Staffordshire35.9%
32Kingston upon Hull, City of35.3%
33Liverpool35.0%
34Kirklees34.9%
35Hillingdon34.3%
36County Durham34.1%
37Bury33.8%
=38Isles of Scilly33.3%
=38Stockport33.3%
40Gloucestershire32.9%
=41Brighton and Hove32.6%
=41Warrington32.6%
=43Hartlepool32.5%
=43Lambeth32.5%
45Thurrock32.4%
46Telford and Wrekin32.2%
47Knowsley31.4%
48Cornwall31.3%
49Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202531.0%
50Bexley30.9%
51Bolton30.8%
52Blackpool30.6%
53Somerset, the former county's code30.5%
54Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole30.2%
55Barnet30.0%
=56Oldham29.2%
=56Salford29.2%
58Birmingham28.6%
59Hounslow28.4%
60Stoke-on-Trent28.0%
61Haringey27.8%
=62Wigan27.6%
=62Wiltshire27.6%
64West Sussex27.5%
65Nottinghamshire27.3%
=66Coventry27.2%
=66Hertfordshire27.2%
68Middlesbrough26.9%
69Brent26.8%
70Bromley26.4%
71Rotherham26.1%
72Leicestershire25.9%
73Swindon25.8%
74Tameside25.7%
75Lancashire25.3%
76Luton25.0%
77Lewisham24.8%
78Kingston upon Thames24.7%
79Plymouth24.6%
=80Merton24.2%
=80Westmorland and Furness24.2%
=82Essex24.0%
=82Rochdale24.0%
=84Bradford23.6%
=84York23.6%
=86Richmond upon Thames23.5%
=86Wandsworth23.5%
88Warwickshire23.2%
89St. Helens23.1%
90Manchester22.9%
91Torbay22.8%
92Herefordshire, County of22.7%
93Newham22.5%
94Dudley22.4%
95Southend-on-Sea21.9%
96Oxfordshire21.7%
97Bath and North East Somerset21.4%
98Slough21.3%
=99Enfield20.5%
=99Havering20.5%
101Hammersmith and Fulham20.4%
102Sefton20.2%
103Hampshire20.1%
=104City of London20.0%
=104Islington20.0%
106Harrow19.9%
107Shropshire19.6%
108Wirral19.4%
109Newcastle upon Tyne19.2%
110Medway18.9%
=111Redbridge18.8%
=111Suffolk18.8%
113Reading18.3%
114Tower Hamlets18.1%
115Redcar and Cleveland18.0%
=116Peterborough17.9%
=116Trafford17.9%
118Dorset17.3%
119Buckinghamshire, the former county's code17.2%
120Blackburn with Darwen17.1%
=121Kensington and Chelsea17.0%
=121North Lincolnshire17.0%
123North Northamptonshire16.9%
124Portsmouth16.6%
=125Cheshire East16.4%
=125Surrey16.4%
127Bristol, City of16.2%
=128North Tyneside15.8%
=128Stockton-on-Tees15.8%
130Westminster15.6%
131Worcestershire15.1%
132North Yorkshire, the former county's code14.9%
133Ealing14.7%
=134Camden14.6%
=134Norfolk14.6%
136Barking and Dagenham14.0%
137Sandwell13.9%
=138Croydon13.3%
=138North East Lincolnshire13.3%
140Calderdale13.2%
141Greenwich12.6%
142Leeds10.3%
143Sheffield, its area before 1 April 20259.6%
144Nottingham9.0%
145Rutland7.5%
146Cambridgeshire7.2%
147Wolverhampton6.0%
148Southampton4.9%
149West Berkshire2.0%
=150Leicester0.0%
=150Milton Keynes0.0%
=150Waltham Forest0.0%

No figure published for Barnsley, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Somerset.

Data table

163 rows

Area	Decided to assess	Decided not to assess
Rutland E06000017	88.8%	7.5%
Wolverhampton E08000031	88.6%	6.0%
Cambridgeshire E10000003	87.6%	7.2%
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	84.2%	15.8%
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	83.8%	9.6%
Norfolk E10000020	82.8%	14.6%
Westminster E09000033	82.2%	15.6%
Calderdale E08000033	81.3%	13.2%
Leeds E08000035	80.9%	10.3%
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	80.9%	17.0%
City of London E09000001	80.0%	20.0%
North Tyneside E08000022	79.6%	15.8%
Ealing E09000009	79.6%	14.7%
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	79.1%	13.3%
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	79.0%	17.1%
Worcestershire E10000034	78.5%	15.1%
Trafford E08000009	78.2%	17.9%
Suffolk E10000029	78.2%	18.8%
Cheshire East E06000049	78.1%	16.4%
Dorset E06000059	77.8%	17.3%
Bristol, City of E06000023	77.2%	16.2%
Oxfordshire E10000025	77.1%	21.7%
North Yorkshire E10000023 the former county's code	77.0%	14.9%
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	76.5%	21.4%
Redbridge E09000026	75.6%	18.8%
North Northamptonshire E06000061	75.3%	16.9%
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	75.0%	18.0%
Waltham Forest E09000031	75.0%	0.0%
St. Helens E08000013	74.8%	23.1%
Hampshire E10000014	74.8%	20.1%
Surrey E10000030	74.7%	16.4%
Croydon E09000008	74.5%	13.3%
Enfield E09000010	74.0%	20.5%
Greenwich E09000011	73.9%	12.6%
Rochdale E08000005	73.7%	24.0%
Rotherham E08000018	73.6%	26.1%
Sefton E08000014	73.5%	20.2%
West Berkshire E06000037	73.3%	2.0%
Shropshire E06000051	73.3%	19.6%
Buckinghamshire E10000002 the former county's code	73.2%	17.2%
Wirral E08000015	73.0%	19.4%
Torbay E06000027	72.7%	22.8%
Lancashire E10000017	72.6%	25.3%
Harrow E09000015	72.5%	19.9%
Wandsworth E09000032	72.5%	23.5%
Camden E09000007	72.4%	14.6%
Peterborough E06000031	72.2%	17.9%
Portsmouth E06000044	72.2%	16.6%
York E06000014	72.0%	23.6%
Merton E09000024	71.8%	24.2%
North Lincolnshire E06000013	71.6%	17.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	71.2%	19.2%
Tower Hamlets E09000030	71.2%	18.1%
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	71.1%	24.7%
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	70.7%	21.9%
Sandwell E08000028	70.7%	13.9%
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	70.7%	23.5%
Manchester E08000003	70.6%	22.9%
Wigan E08000010	70.4%	27.6%
Luton E06000032	70.3%	25.0%
Warwickshire E10000031	70.1%	23.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	69.9%	20.4%
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	69.7%	24.2%
Newham E09000025	69.5%	22.5%
Medway E06000035	69.2%	18.9%
Dudley E08000027	68.3%	22.4%
Bromley E09000006	67.6%	26.4%
Slough E06000039	67.4%	21.3%
Havering E09000016	67.0%	20.5%
Middlesbrough E06000002	66.8%	26.9%
Bolton E08000001	66.5%	30.8%
Nottingham E06000018	66.2%	9.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	66.2%	30.2%
Brent E09000005	65.4%	26.8%
Wiltshire E06000054	65.3%	27.6%
Lewisham E09000023	65.2%	24.8%
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	64.6%	22.7%
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	64.6%	31.0%
Barnet E09000003	64.5%	30.0%
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	64.4%	32.2%
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	64.4%	28.0%
Bury E08000002	64.3%	33.8%
Blackpool E06000009	63.8%	30.6%
Knowsley E08000011	63.8%	31.4%
Haringey E09000014	63.7%	27.8%
Islington E09000019	63.6%	20.0%
Leicestershire E10000018	63.6%	25.9%
Leicester E06000016	63.3%	0.0%
Nottinghamshire E10000024	63.3%	27.3%
Thurrock E06000034	63.2%	32.4%
Birmingham E08000025	63.2%	28.6%
Kirklees E08000034	63.0%	34.9%
Somerset E10000027 the former county's code	63.0%	30.5%
Warrington E06000007	62.6%	32.6%
West Sussex E10000032	62.6%	27.5%
Oldham E08000004	62.4%	29.2%
Bradford E08000032	62.2%	23.6%
Hertfordshire E10000015	62.2%	27.2%
Stockport E08000007	61.3%	33.3%
Darlington E06000005	61.1%	38.2%
Northumberland E06000057	60.5%	37.1%
Brighton and Hove E06000043	60.3%	32.6%
Reading E06000038	60.2%	18.3%
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	60.2%	14.0%
Liverpool E08000012	60.1%	35.0%
Hillingdon E09000017	60.1%	34.3%
Salford E08000006	59.9%	29.2%
Hounslow E09000018	59.6%	28.4%
Bexley E09000004	59.2%	30.9%
Hartlepool E06000001	58.5%	32.5%
Cumberland E06000063	57.9%	36.6%
Plymouth E06000026	57.7%	24.6%
Staffordshire E10000028	57.1%	35.9%
Gloucestershire E10000013	56.9%	32.9%
Lambeth E09000022	56.8%	32.5%
Lincolnshire E10000019	56.8%	37.4%
Tameside E08000008	56.7%	25.7%
Wokingham E06000041	56.4%	36.1%
Essex E10000012	56.0%	24.0%
Southwark E09000028	55.8%	43.3%
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	55.4%	35.3%
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	55.4%	39.0%
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	55.1%	40.5%
County Durham E06000047	54.9%	34.1%
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	54.5%	40.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	54.5%	45.5%
Southampton E06000045	54.4%	4.9%
West Northamptonshire E06000062	54.3%	39.9%
North Somerset E06000024	54.1%	42.2%
Coventry E08000026	53.9%	27.2%
Halton E06000006	53.8%	36.1%
Solihull E08000029	53.8%	39.8%
Cornwall E06000052	52.6%	31.3%
Bedford E06000055	51.8%	41.8%
South Tyneside E08000023	51.8%	39.4%
Sutton E09000029	51.2%	47.6%
Derby E06000015	50.7%	41.1%
Swindon E06000030	50.6%	25.8%
Wakefield E08000036	50.6%	45.2%
Isles of Scilly E06000053	50.0%	33.3%
Doncaster E08000017	49.3%	45.3%
Hackney E09000012	48.5%	39.6%
Derbyshire E10000007	48.1%	50.4%
South Gloucestershire E06000025	48.0%	39.5%
East Sussex E10000011	47.8%	49.3%
Kent E10000016	46.6%	48.2%
Devon E10000008	42.2%	52.5%
Milton Keynes E06000042	39.5%	0.0%
Walsall E08000030	37.9%	61.2%
Bracknell Forest E06000036	36.5%	60.5%
Sunderland E08000024	33.3%	57.9%
Gateshead E08000037	31.3%	49.5%
Isle of Wight E06000046	not available (x): the DfE's ‘not available’	not available (x): the DfE's ‘not available’
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Buckinghamshire E06000060	given under the former county's code, E10000002	given under the former county's code, E10000002
North Yorkshire E06000065	given under the former county's code, E10000023	given under the former county's code, E10000023
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
Somerset E06000066	given under the former county's code, E10000027	given under the former county's code, E10000027
North East	61.1%	31.7%
North West	67.2%	27.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber	70.0%	22.7%
East Midlands	59.2%	32.7%
West Midlands	65.0%	26.7%
East of England	68.7%	22.1%
London	67.3%	23.6%
South East	63.7%	26.5%
South West	59.5%	31.7%
England	65.2%	26.6%

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55.1% to 63.2%
63.2% to 69.9%
69.9% to 73.9%
73.9% to 88.8%

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Notes

Requests for an EHC needs assessment the council received in the calendar year, from any source, and those it decided to assess or not, as local authorities report them in the SEN2 return. Requests withdrawn or not yet decided are in the total only.
The DfE gives these figures for England's 153 councils with education and children's services duties (its unitary, metropolitan and London councils and its 21 counties), not for districts.
The DfE gives Buckinghamshire, North Yorkshire and Somerset under the codes of the county councils their unitary councils replaced over the same areas (E10000002, E10000023 and E10000027), and the hub keeps them there, never moved to the councils' own (decision 47.2).
The DfE gives Barnsley and Sheffield under the codes they had before part of Barnsley moved into Sheffield on the 1st of April 2025 (E08000016 and E08000019), and they are shown so.