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33
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
65
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
Resolved before hearing — 47 (72.3%)
Contested, council lost — 12 (18.5%)
Contested, council won — 3 (4.6%)
Partially split — 3 (4.6%)
This council's own answer doesn't give a usable outcome breakdown. This estimate applies the pooled England-wide outcome rate (no regional sample was large enough to trust on its own) to this council's own real, officially-published appeal volume for 2025 (65 appeals) — see how estimates work.
By decision type
By decision type — 2023-2025
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| refusal-to-assess decisions challenged via mediation and/or tribunal | 109 | 106 |
Freedom of Information responses
Awaiting classification
"Between 1st January 2019 and 1st October 2024 how many SEND appeals were received by the council? 41 appeals were lodged, but majority did not proceed to a hearing most were agreed outside of tribunal. Of these appeal cases decided by tribunal, how many were in favour of the council? two." SEND provision spend: £88 million total for the period. Legal support commissioned from North Yorkshire Council at £34K per annum.
Caveat: Single aggregate figure for the whole period, not broken down by year. Council notes the majority of the 41 appeals were "agreed outside of tribunal" (i.e., conceded/resolved by agreement) rather than reaching a contested tribunal decision - only 2 of 41 went to a tribunal decision in the Council's favour.
Awaiting classification
Q8 SEND Tribunal appeals and concessions - Year / Number of appeals / Number of appeals conceded (or partially conceded) before hearing: "2023: Data not held. 2024: Data not held. 2025: 60 / 42. 2026 (as of 05/05/26): 22 / 4." Council noted: "Due to a change in reporting, data is not held for 2023/2024 tribunal cases in an accurate format. We have provided the 2025 data and most recent data." Related Q2 data (refusal-to-assess decisions challenged via mediation and/or tribunal, and subsequently overturned): 2023: 23 challenged, 21 overturned; 2024: 59 challenged, 58 overturned; 2025: 27 challenged, 27 overturned. Of Q2 challenges specifically escalated to tribunal: 2025: 6 (2023/2024 breakdown not held).
Caveat: 2023 and 2024 SEND-tribunal-specific figures explicitly "not held" due to a change in reporting system - only 2025 and partial-2026 figures available for the appeals/concessions question. The very high "overturned" rate for refusal-to-assess challenges (up to 100% in 2025) combines mediation AND tribunal routes together, so is a distinct, broader metric from pure tribunal win/loss - reported here as a complementary figure, not conflated with Q8.