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Page 8 – Waiting time between SEND1 or SEND2 and AreaSEND1 at 09/07/2026

Table 8.1: National waiting time since last SEND inspection

Table 8.2: South East authorities’ waiting time since last SEND inspection

Rank	Name	Type of SEND inspection	Days waited
1	Solihull	SEND1 – NFA	3.195
2	St. Helens	SEND1 – NFA	3,083
3	Havering	SEND1 – NFA	3,055
4	West Berkshire	SEND1 – NFA	2,978
5	Wigan	SEND1 – NFA	2,943
6	Southwark	SEND1 – NFA	2,936
7	Rochdale	SEND2	2,775
8	Camden	SEND1 – NFA	2,677
9	Bath and North East Somerset	SEND1 – NFA	2,670
10	Doncaster	SEND1 – NFA	2,607
11=	Portsmouth	SEND1 – NFA	2,565
11=	Harrow	SEND1 – NFA	2,565
13	Bromley	SEND1 – NFA	2,488
14=	Coventry	SEND1 – NFA	2,460
16	Isle of Wight	SEND1 – NFA	2,418
17	Salford	SEND1 – NFA	2,404
18	Lambeth	SEND1 – NFA	2,362
19	South Gloucestershire	SEND2	2,341
19	Hampshire	SEND1 – NFA	2,320

Rank	Name	Type of SEND inspection	Days waited	Due date if any	Nt’l rank
1	West Berkshire	SEND1 NFA	2.978	–	4
2	Portsmouth	SEND1 NFA	2,565	–	11=
4	Isle of Wight	SEND1 NFA	2,418	–	15
5	Hampshire	SEND1 NFA	2,320	–	19
6	Reading	SEND1 NFA	1,844	–	24
7	Kent	SEND2	1,381	–	48
8	Brighton&Hove	AreaSEND1	1,200	25 Mar 2028	65
9	Surrey	AreaSEND1	1,018	24 Sep 2026	70
10	West Sussex	AreaSEND1	955	26 Nov 2026	75
11	Medway	AreaSEND1	885	04 Feb 2027	80
12	Milton Keynes	AreaSEND1	857	04 Mar 2027	81
13	Southampton	AreaSEND1	787	13 May 2027	87
14	East Sussex	AreaSEND1	598	18 Nov 2027	98
15	Bracknell Forest	AreaSEND1	521	04 Aug 2026*	108
16	Slough	AreaSEND1	367	05 Jan 2027	118
17	Oxfordshire	AreaSEND1 Mon	283	12 Jul 2026	124
18	Buckinghamshire	AreaSEND1	227	23 Nov 2028	132
19	Wokingham	AreaSEND1	164	27 Jul 2027	138
	Windsor and Maidenhead	AreaSEND1	59	10 May 2029	153

* Ofsted have commenced monitoring visits. The first one was 30 months after the AreaSEND1 visit, not the 18 months advertised

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Table 8.3: National waiting time for 2nd or subsequent AreaSEND inspection

Rank	Name	Last Type	Outcome	Due date	Days away from 18 months/3 years/5years	Days away from minimum actual monitoring visit	Days away from average actual monitoring visit	Days away from maximum actual monitoring visit
1	North Northamptonshire	AreaSEND1	PAP	22 Jul 2025	-351	-156	-73	-3
2	West Northamptonshire	AreaSEND1	PAP	16 Sep 2025	-295	-100	-17	53
3	Nottinghamshire	AreaSEND1Monitor	Effective action	29 Jan 2026	-161
4=	Cornwall	AreaSEND1	Improve	05 Feb 2026	-154
4=	Warrington	AreaSEND1	Improve	05 Feb 2026	-154
6	Southend-on-Sea	AreaSEND1	Improve	05 Mar 2026	-126
7	Enfield	AreaSEND1	Improve	19 Mar 2026	-112
8	Derbyshire	AreaSEND1	PAP	24 Mar 2026	-106	89	172	242
9	Gateshead	AreaSEND1	Improve	21 May 2026	-49
10	Lancashire	AreaSEND1	PAP	09 Jun 2026	-29	166	249	319
11=	Oldham	AreaSEND1Monitor	Effective action	25 Jun 2026	-14
11=	Plymouth	AreaSEND1Monitor	Effective action	25 Jun 2026	-14
13	Sandwell	AreaSEND1	Improve	02 Jul 2026	-7
14	Hertfordshire	AreaSEND1Monitor	Effective action	09 Jul 2026	0
15	Oxfordshire	AreaSEND1Monitor	Effective action	12 Jul 2026	3
16	Wirral	AreaSEND1	PAP	28 Jul 2026	20	215	298	368
17	Bracknell Forest	AreaSEND1	PAP	04 Aug 2026	27	222	305	375
18	Sheffield	AreaSEND1	PAP	08 Sep 2026	62	257	340	410
19	Torbay	AreaSEND1	PAP	15 Sep 2026	69	264	347	417
20	Surrey	AreaSEND1	Improve	24 Sep 2026

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Table 8.4: South East waiting time for 2nd or subsequent AreaSEND inspection

Rank	Name	Type	Outcome	Due Date	Days away/ Days waited
1	Oxfordshire	AreaSEND1Mon	Effective Action	12 Jul 2026	3
2	Bracknell Forest	AreaSEND1	PAP	04 Aug 2026	27
3	Surrey	AreaSEND1	Improve	24 Sep 2026	77
4	West Sussex	AreaSEND1	Improve	26 Nov 2026	140
5	Slough	AreaSEND1	PAP	05 Jan 2027	181
6	Medway	AreaSEND1	Improve	04 Feb 2027	210
7	Milton Keynes	AreaSEND1	Improve	04 Mar 2027	238
8	Southampton	AreaSEND1	Improve	13 May 2027	308
9	Wokingham	AreaSEND1	PAP	27 Jul 2027	384
10	East Sussex	AreaSEND1	Improve	18 Nov 2027	497
11	Brighton and Hove	AreaSEND1	NFA	25 Mar 2028	625
12	Buckinghamshire	AreaSEND1	Improve	23 Nov 2028	868
13	Windsor and Maidenhead	AreaSEND1	Improve	10 May 2029	1,036
14	West Berkshire	SEND1	NFA	not known	2,978
15	Portsmouth	SEND1	NFA	not known	2,565
16	Isle of Wight	SEND1	NFA	not known	2,418
17	Hampshire	SEND1	NFA	not known	2,320
18	Reading	SEND1	NFA	not known	1,844
19	Kent	SEND2	NFA	not known	1,381

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ADCS also monitors the outcome of SEND inspections – see here for access to their spreadsheet

Ofsted’s report on SEND area inspections at 31 March 2021 is here

Our friends at LIIA, working with D2I have produced more Ofsted analysis Ofsted inspections Power BI dashboard (external link hosted by LIIA).

The dashboard has five pages and covers ILACS and SEND inspections, with all manner of filters and visualisations available.

All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007

	Enablers	Outcomes
1	Multi-agency working is prioritised and effective	children, young people and families stay together and get the help they need
2	Leaders drive conditions for effective practice	children and young people are safe in and outside of their homes
3	The workforce is equipped and effective	children and young people are supported by their family network
4	–	children in care and care leavers have stable, loving homes

	Pillars
1	Co-production with parents and carers and children and young people
2	Effective system leadership and governance
3	Accurate understanding of needs and experiences of children and young people through effective use of quantitative and qualitative data
4	High-quality service delivery at universal, targeted and specialist levels to promote inclusion
5	Effective partnership working across education, health and social care
6	Skilled workforce across LA, education settings, health and social care
7	Targeted and judicious use of resources including place planning, sufficiency, use of capital

Table 1: CSC National Framework Enablers and Outcomes

Table 2: Seven SEND Pillars