Workington Together Community Panel Area

The Workington Together Community Panel area currently has 2 schools delivering specialist places for children and young people with SEND.

Refer to the map on page 40.

Specialist provisions within the Workington Together Community Panel Area - November 2024

Refer to the table on page 40.

There are 11 commissioned specialist places in the Workington Together Community Panel Area.

The three most prevalent primary needs for children and young people with an EHCP in the Workington Together Community Panel Area are:

• Communication and Interaction needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

Refer to the chart on page 41 which shows the distribution of specialist places for the three most prevalent primary needs in the Workington Together Community Panel Area.

Occupancy of current provision

The current occupancy of the specialist places within this area as of November 2024 stands at 73%.

New provisions or expansions between September 2023 and 2024

No additional specialist places were created within this constituency during this period.

Conclusion

As is illustrated in the data provided, further primary and secondary specialist places are required within the Workington Together area for the three most prevalent primary needs.

There is currently only one provision to meet the three most prevalent needs in this area and of the 4 places commissioned, this provision is currently at an occupancy of 125%.