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Ofsted Visit Analysis – Page 8

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.

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Page 8 – Waiting time between SEND1 or SEND2 and AreaSEND1 at 05/12/2025

Table 8.1: National waiting time since last SEND inspection

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

RankNameType of SEND inspectionDays waited
1LeedsSEND1 – NFA3,325
2SolihullSEND1 – NFA3.017
3HackneySEND1 – NFA2,968
4St. HelensSEND1 – NFA2,905
5HaveringSEND1 – NFA2,877
6West BerkshireSEND1 – NFA2,800
7WiganSEND1 – NFA2,765
8SouthwarkSEND1 – NFA2,758
9=RochdaleSEND22,597
9=HammersmithSEND1 – NFA2,597
11=CamdenSEND1 – NFA2,499
11=CalderdaleSEND1 – NFA2,499
13Bath and North East SomersetSEND1 – NFA2,492
14SeftonSEND22,464
15DoncasterSEND1 – NFA2,429
16Blackburn with DarwenSEND1 – NFA2,401
17=PortsmouthSEND1 – NFA2,387
17=HarrowSEND1 – NFA2,387
19BromleySEND1 – NFA2,310
RankNameType of SEND inspectionDays waited Due date if anyNt’l rank
1West BerkshireSEND1 NFA2.800–6
2PortsmouthSEND1 NFA2,387–17
3Windsor&M’headSEND22,282–20
4Isle of WightSEND1 NFA2,240–22
5HampshireSEND1 NFA2,142–27
6WokinghamSEND21,707–29
7ReadingSEND1 NFA1,666–35
8BuckinghamshireSEND1, no SEND21,407–55
9KentSEND21,203–68
10Brighton&HoveAreaSEND11,02225 Mar 202885
11SurreyAreaSEND184024 Sep 202692
12West SussexAreaSEND177726 Nov 202699
13MedwayAreaSEND170704 Feb 2027105
14Milton KeynesAreaSEND167904 Mar 2027107
15SouthamptonAreaSEND160913 May 2027114
16East SussexAreaSEND142018 Nov 2027125
17Bracknell ForestAreaSEND134304 Aug 2026*135
18SloughAreaSEND118905 Jan 2027145
19OxfordshireAreaSEND1 Mon10512 Jul 2026151
* 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

RankNameLast TypeOutcomeDue dateDays away
1=OldhamAreaSEND1PAP24 Dec 2024-383
1=PlymouthAreaSEND1PAP24 Dec 2024-383
4SuffolkAreaSEND1PAP13 May 2025-243
5HaltonAreaSEND1PAP20 May 2025-236
6BexleyAreaSEND1PAP03 Jun 2025-222
7North NorthamptonshireAreaSEND1PAP22 Jul 2025-173
8BuryAreaSEND1PAP12 Aug 2025-152
9West NorthamptonshireAreaSEND1PAP16 Sep 2025-117
10WorcestershireAreaSEND1PAP21 Oct 2025-82
11NottinghamshireAreaSEND1MonitorEffective action29 Jan 202617
12=CornwallAreaSEND1Improve05 Feb 202624
12=WarringtonAreaSEND1Improve05 Feb 202624
14Southend-on-SeaAreaSEND1Improve05 Mar 202652
15EnfieldAreaSEND1Improve19 Mar 202666
16DerbyshireAreaSEND1PAP24 Mar 202672
17GatesheadAreaSEND1Improve21 May 2026129
18LancashireAreaSEND1PAP09 Jun 2026149
19SandwellAreaSEND1Improve02 Jul 2026171
20OxfordshireAreaSEND1MonitorEffective action12 Jul 2026181
21WirralAreaSEND1PAP28 Jul 2026198
22Bracknell ForestAreaSEND1PAP04 Aug 2026205
23SheffieldAreaSEND1PAP08 Sep 2026240
24TorbayAreaSEND1PAP15 Sep 2026247
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Table 8.4: South East waiting time for 2nd or subsequent AreaSEND inspection

RankNameTypeOutcomeDue DateDays away/
Days waited
1OxfordshireAreaSEND1MonEffective Action12 Jul 2026181
2Bracknell ForestAreaSEND1PAP04 Aug 2026205
3SurreyAreaSEND1Improve24 Sep 2026255
4West SussexAreaSEND1Improve26 Nov 2026318
5SloughAreaSEND1PAP05 Jan 2027359
6MedwayAreaSEND1Improve04 Feb 2027388
7Milton KeynesAreaSEND1Improve04 Mar 2027416
8SouthamptonAreaSEND1Improve13 May 2027486
9East SussexAreaSEND1Improve18 Nov 2027675
10Brighton and HoveAreaSEND1 NFA25 Mar 2028803
11West BerkshireSEND1 NFAnot known2,800
12PortsmouthSEND1NFAnot known2,387
13Windsor and Maidenhead SEND2NFAnot known2,282
14Isle of WightSEND1NFAnot known2,240
15HampshireSEND1NFAnot known2,142
16WokinghamSEND2NFAnot known1,707
17ReadingSEND1NFAnot known1,666
18BuckinghamshireSEND1PAP, no SEND2not known1,407
19KentSEND2NFAnot known1,203
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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