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Cheshire East Council

Data available

North West

140

appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)

118

appeals registered, 2025 (official DfE figure)

Data available. At least one Freedom of Information response gives real, extractable figures on tribunal appeals or outcomes for this council.

Estimated outcome breakdown

Estimated, not reported

69.5%

17.8%

11%

Resolved before hearing — 82 (69.5%) Contested, council lost — 21 (17.8%) Contested, council won — 13 (11%) Partially split — 2 (1.7%)

This council's own answer doesn't give a usable outcome breakdown. This estimate applies the pooled outcome rate from other North West councils with real reported figures to this council's own real, officially-published appeal volume for 2025 (118 appeals) — see how estimates work.

Freedom of Information responses

First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

Successful

Requested by Michael Gaffney on 2020-01-30 · answered 2020-02-20 · covers 2017, 2018, 2019

Response dated 20 February 2020, ref 7423621. Table headed Year / Number of Cases / Withdrawn / In favour of LA: 2017 -- 42 cases, 11 withdrawn, 'Less than 5' in favour of LA. 2018 -- 24 cases, 5 withdrawn, 'Less than 5' in favour of LA. 2019 -- 23 cases, 'Less than 5' withdrawn, in-favour-of-LA cell blank. Legal costs: 'Costs for Tribunal Manager for 2019-20: £27,358. Costs for Tribunal Manager for 2018-19: £31,466.'

Caveat: Exact counts for 'in favour of LA' in 2017 and 2018 are redacted as 'Less than 5' rather than precise figures; the 2019 'in favour of LA' cell is simply blank in the table (not marked as redacted or zero -- genuinely absent from the document as supplied).