Page 8 – Waiting time between SEND1 or SEND2 and AreaSEND1 at 28/02/2026
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 | Leeds | SEND1 – NFA | 3,372 |
| 2 | Solihull | SEND1 – NFA | 3.064 |
| 3 | St. Helens | SEND1 – NFA | 2,952 |
| 4 | Havering | SEND1 – NFA | 2,924 |
| 5 | West Berkshire | SEND1 – NFA | 2,847 |
| 6 | Wigan | SEND1 – NFA | 2,813 |
| 7 | Southwark | SEND1 – NFA | 2,805 |
| 8= | Rochdale | SEND2 | 2,644 |
| 8= | Hammersmith | SEND1 – NFA | 2,644 |
| 10= | Camden | SEND1 – NFA | 2,546 |
| 10= | Calderdale | SEND1 – NFA | 2,546 |
| 12 | Bath and North East Somerset | SEND1 – NFA | 2,539 |
| 13 | Sefton | SEND2 | 2,511 |
| 14 | Doncaster | SEND1 – NFA | 2,476 |
| 15= | Portsmouth | SEND1 – NFA | 2,434 |
| 15= | Harrow | SEND1 – NFA | 2,434 |
| 17 | Bromley | SEND1 – NFA | 2,357 |
| 18= | Windsor and Maidenhead | SEND2 | 2,329 |
| 18= | Coventry | SEND1 – NFA | 2,329 |
| Rank | Name | Type of SEND inspection | Days waited | Due date if any | Nt’l rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Berkshire | SEND1 NFA | 2.847 | – | 5 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | SEND1 NFA | 2,434 | – | 15 |
| 3 | Windsor&M’head | SEND2 | 2,329 | – | 18 |
| 4 | Isle of Wight | SEND1 NFA | 2,287 | – | 20 |
| 5 | Hampshire | SEND1 NFA | 2,189 | – | 25 |
| 6 | Wokingham | SEND2 | 1,754 | – | 27 |
| 7 | Reading | SEND1 NFA | 1,713 | – | 32 |
| 8 | Kent | SEND2 | 1,250 | – | 61 |
| 9 | Brighton&Hove | AreaSEND1 | 1,069 | 25 Mar 2028 | 78 |
| 10 | Surrey | AreaSEND1 | 887 | 24 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 11 | West Sussex | AreaSEND1 | 824 | 26 Nov 2026 | 91 |
| 12 | Medway | AreaSEND1 | 754 | 04 Feb 2027 | 97 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes | AreaSEND1 | 726 | 04 Mar 2027 | 99 |
| 14 | Southampton | AreaSEND1 | 656 | 13 May 2027 | 106 |
| 15 | East Sussex | AreaSEND1 | 467 | 18 Nov 2027 | 117 |
| 16 | Bracknell Forest | AreaSEND1 | 390 | 04 Aug 2026* | 127 |
| 17 | Slough | AreaSEND1 | 236 | 05 Jan 2027 | 137 |
| 18 | Oxfordshire | AreaSEND1 Mon | 152 | 12 Jul 2026 | 143 |
| 19 | Buckinghamshire | AreaSEND1 | 96 | 23 Nov 2028 | 151 |
Table 8.3: National waiting time for 2nd or subsequent AreaSEND inspection
| Rank | Name | Last Type | Outcome | Due date | Days away |
| 1 | Plymouth | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 24 Dec 2024 | -430 |
| 2 | Suffolk | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 13 May 2025 | -290 |
| 3 | Halton | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 20 May 2025 | -283 |
| 4 | Bexley | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 03 Jun 2025 | -269 |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 22 Jul 2025 | -220 |
| 6 | Bury | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 12 Aug 2025 | -199 |
| 7 | West Northamptonshire | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 16 Sep 2025 | -164 |
| 8 | Worcestershire | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 21 Oct 2025 | -129 |
| 9 | Nottinghamshire | AreaSEND1Monitor | Effective action | 29 Jan 2026 | -30 |
| 10= | Cornwall | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 05 Feb 2026 | -23 |
| 10= | Warrington | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 05 Feb 2026 | -23 |
| 12 | Southend-on-Sea | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 05 Mar 2026 | 5 |
| 13 | Enfield | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 19 Mar 2026 | 19 |
| 14 | Derbyshire | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 24 Mar 2026 | 25 |
| 15 | Gateshead | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 21 May 2026 | 82 |
| 16 | Lancashire | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 09 Jun 2026 | 102 |
| 17 | Oldham | AreaSEND1Monitor | Effective action | 25 Jun 2026 | 117 |
| 18 | Sandwell | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 02 Jul 2026 | 124 |
| 19 | Hertfordshire | AreaSEND1Monitor | Effective action | 09 Jul 2026 | 131 |
| 20 | Oxfordshire | AreaSEND1Monitor | Effective action | 12 Jul 2026 | 134 |
| 21 | Wirral | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 28 Jul 2026 | 151 |
| 22 | Bracknell Forest | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 04 Aug 2026 | 158 |
| 23 | Sheffield | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 08 Sep 2026 | 193 |
| 24 | Torbay | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 15 Sep 2026 | 200 |
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 | 134 |
| 2 | Bracknell Forest | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 04 Aug 2026 | 158 |
| 3 | Surrey | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 24 Sep 2026 | 208 |
| 4 | West Sussex | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 26 Nov 2026 | 271 |
| 5 | Slough | AreaSEND1 | PAP | 05 Jan 2027 | 312 |
| 6 | Medway | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 04 Feb 2027 | 341 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 04 Mar 2027 | 369 |
| 8 | Southampton | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 13 May 2027 | 439 |
| 9 | East Sussex | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 18 Nov 2027 | 628 |
| 10 | Brighton and Hove | AreaSEND1 | NFA | 25 Mar 2028 | 756 |
| 11 | Buckinghamshire | AreaSEND1 | Improve | 23 Nov 2028 | 999 |
| 12 | West Berkshire | SEND1 | NFA | not known | 2,847 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | SEND1 | NFA | not known | 2,434 |
| 14 | Windsor and Maidenhead | SEND2 | NFA | not known | 2,329 |
| 15 | Isle of Wight | SEND1 | NFA | not known | 2,287 |
| 16 | Hampshire | SEND1 | NFA | not known | 2,189 |
| 17 | Wokingham | SEND2 | NFA | not known | 1,754 |
| 18 | Reading | SEND1 | NFA | not known | 1,713 |
| 19 | Kent | SEND2 | NFA | not known | 1,250 |
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