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Cheshire West and Chester Council

Data available

North West

107

appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)

114

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

69.9%

17.7%

10.6%

Resolved before hearing — 79 (69.9%) Contested, council lost — 20 (17.7%) Contested, council won — 12 (10.6%) Partially split — 2 (1.8%)

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 (114 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 2020-02-17 · covers 2017, 2018, 2019

Cases defended: 2017 - 9, 2018 - 10 (1 ongoing), 2019 - 3 (6 ongoing). Cases won by LA: 2017 - 2, 2018 - 6, 2019 - 0. Legal costs: 'not quantified by the SEN team as the preparation and representation for tribunals is part of the team's core business.'

Caveat: 2019 figures likely undercount final totals since 6 of that year's cases were still ongoing at time of response.