Newham
Data availableLondon
68
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
83
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.
This council says it doesn't track this. In its FOI response, Newham told the requester it does not categorise SEND tribunal appeals as simply "won" or "lost" — most are resolved by consent order rather than a contested ruling. See why that's true almost everywhere.
Structured outcome breakdown
Structured breakdown — 2024 (outcomes decided that year, per Q5 illustrative table)
real, from FOI response
Resolved before hearing — 31 (67.4%)
Contested, council lost — 3 (6.5%)
Contested, council won — 1 (2.2%)
Partially split — 11 (23.9%)
Council gave this detailed breakdown specifically 'as an illustrative example' for 2024 only, since it states it does not generally hold win/lost-by-party data: 'Please see the table below which details the recorded outcomes in 2024.' resolved_before_hearing = conceded by LA (10) + settled by consent (14) + struck out for parental breach (3) + withdrawn by appellant (4) = 31; contested_and_council_won = 'appeal dismissed' (1); contested_and_council_lost = 'appeal wholly allowed' (3); partially_split = 'appeal partially allowed' (11). Total = 46, matching the council's stated '46 total outcomes.' appeals_registered left null since this 46 is a count of outcomes DECIDED in 2024 (which may include appeals originally registered in earlier years), not the 68 appeals REGISTERED in 2024 per the Q4 table above -- the two 2024 figures (68 registered / 57 conceded per Q4 vs 46 decided / 10 conceded-by-LA per Q5) do not reconcile from the text given; flagged as a new internal inconsistency for this council.
By decision type
By decision type — 2019-2024
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| B and F (content of plan) | 49 | — |
| I (named school/institution) | 124 | — |
Freedom of Information responses
Q3 total SEND tribunal appeals registered against the Borough, by calendar year (council: 'We do not record this data by financial year but we hold the following by calendar year'): 2019 - 30, 2020 - 29, 2021 - 38, 2022 - 37, 2023 - 54, 2024 - 68. Q3i/ii/iii breakdown by section: 'B and F' (content of plan) vs 'I' (named school/institution): 2019 - B&F 10, I 13. 2020 - B&F 11, I 12. 2021 - B&F 5, I 20. 2022 - B&F 2, I 22. 2023 - B&F 8, I 23. 2024 - B&F 13, I 34. Q4 cases defended, by calendar year (Total Appeals / Conceded-reached agreement / Opposed): 2019 - 30 / 11 / 19. 2020 - 29 / 3 / 26. 2021 - 38 / 9 / 29. 2022 - 37 / 17 / 20. 2023 - 54 / 21 / 33. 2024 - 68 / 57 / 11. Q5 won/lost: council states 'We do not hold records specifically as to which party had won or lost tribunal cases. Most appeals are resolved by a consent agreement. Those that do go to hearing result in some findings in favour of the parent, some in favour of the Local Authority.' Instead supplied a detailed 2024-only outcomes table (46 total outcomes): Appeal dismissed - 1, Appeal partially allowed - 11, Appeal wholly allowed - 3, Conceded by LA - 10, Settled by consent - 14, Struck out - parental breach - 3, Withdrawn by appellant - 4.
Caveat: The detailed outcomes breakdown (dismissed/partially allowed/wholly allowed/conceded/settled/struck out/withdrawn) was only given for 2024, not for 2019-2023, since the council does not hold win/lose-by-party data at all and used 2024 as an illustrative example only ('Please see the table below which details the recorded outcomes in 2024'). Q6 (legal resource hours) answered 'No hours of legal resources were used. All cases are managed by our internal casework team.' Q7 (external legal support) answered 'No external legal resources used'.