Local SEND context
For families in South West, the practical question is not just how Wiltshire performs on paper, but what the local data means for a child who needs support now. The figures below help identify where delays, disputes or evidence gaps may create pressure points.
Wiltshire is responsible for 6,383 active EHC plans, with 993 new plans recorded in the latest 2025 data. For parents, that means EHCP decisions are being made inside a busy local system where clear evidence and a well-structured request can make a material difference.
25% of new EHCPs in Wiltshire were completed within 20 weeks (250 of 993). This suggests delays remain a realistic risk, so parents should prepare evidence early and chase missed milestones promptly.
Wiltshire's most recent Area SEND inspection outcome was positive. This provides useful background, but individual EHCP decisions still turn on the child's assessed needs, the available evidence and whether provision is written clearly enough to be enforceable.
Wiltshire covers families in Aldbourne & Ramsbury, Alderbury & Whiteparish, Amesbury East & Bulford, Amesbury South, Amesbury West, Avon Valley, Bowerhill, Box & Colerne, Bradford-on-Avon North, Bradford-on-Avon South, Brinkworth, Bromham, Rowde & Roundway, By Brook, Calne Central, Calne Chilvester & Abberd, Calne Rural, Calne South, Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, Chippenham Hardenhuish, Chippenham Hardens & Central, Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, Chippenham Monkton, Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham Sheldon, Corsham Ladbrook, Corsham Pickwick, Corsham Without, Cricklade & Latton, Devizes East, Devizes North, Devizes Rural West, Devizes South, Downton & Ebble Valley, Durrington, Ethandune, Fovant & Chalke Valley, Hilperton, Holt, Kington, Laverstock, Ludgershall North & Rural, Lyneham, Malmesbury, Marlborough East, Marlborough West, Melksham East, Melksham Forest, Melksham South, Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, Melksham Without West & Rural, Mere, Minety, Nadder Valley, Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley, Pewsey, Pewsey Vale East, Pewsey Vale West, Purton, Redlynch & Landford, Royal Wootton Bassett East, Royal Wootton Bassett North, Royal Wootton Bassett South & West, Salisbury Bemerton Heath, Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village, Salisbury Harnham East, Salisbury Harnham West, Salisbury St Edmund's, Salisbury St Francis & Stratford, Salisbury St Paul's, Sherston, Southwick, The Lavingtons, Tidworth East & Ludgershall South, Tidworth North & West, Till Valley, Tisbury, Trowbridge Adcroft, Trowbridge Central, Trowbridge Drynham, Trowbridge Grove, Trowbridge Lambrok, Trowbridge Park, Trowbridge Paxcroft, Urchfont & Bishops Cannings, Warminster Broadway, Warminster East, Warminster North & Rural, Warminster West, Westbury East, Westbury North, Westbury West, Wilton, Winsley & Westwood, Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley and Wylye Valley and other areas within South West.
These figures are drawn from the Department for Education's SEN2 data collection and published inspection information where available.
Active EHC Plans
6,383
New EHC Plans
993
Issued within 20 weeks
25%
250 of 993 new plans
Tribunal Cases
123
Mediation Cases
90
You can request an EHC Needs Assessment directly from Wiltshire local authority. The strongest requests usually include clear school evidence, professional reports where available, examples of unmet need and a concise explanation of why SEN Support is not enough.
If Wiltshire refuses to assess or refuses to issue an EHCP after assessment, parents and young people usually have a right of appeal to the SEND Tribunal. You should read the decision letter carefully, note the appeal deadline and request mediation information before deciding how to proceed.
A SEN advocate can help by reviewing evidence, strengthening the EHC needs assessment request, checking draft EHCP wording and preparing the issues for mediation or SEND Tribunal.
In the latest published data, 25% of new EHCPs in Wiltshire were issued within the 20-week timescale, so families should keep dated records and follow up missed deadlines. If your case is delayed, ask for written updates, keep copies of every submission and consider taking advice before accepting a weak draft plan.
