Getting a school place if your child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

If your child has an EHC plan your admission route is different, and you do not need to apply through the mainstream admissions process.

How the process works

  • Your child’s EHC plan will need to be amended to specify the name of their new school.
  • The responsibility for this amendment falls to your child’s current setting through completion of an annual review.
  • If your child is not currently in a setting the Local Authority will organise the annual review on your behalf.

Please contact Statutory SEND Services who'll be able to advise and support if you have any questions about this process.

Statutory SEND Services

Email address

Telephone Number

Early Years and Primary

SENDEYP@suffolk.gov.uk

01473 260670

Secondary

SENDSecondary@suffolk.gov.uk

01473 260670

What if my child has Special Educational Needs and is currently undergoing an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)?

Until you know the outcome of your child’s EHCNA, or a draft EHC plan has been issued, you must apply through the mainstream admissions process for a school place as outlined below.

If the outcome of the assessment is that a draft EHC plan is issued, your child’s school placement will then be overseen by Statutory SEND Services. An appropriate school will be named in Section I of their EHC plan when it is finalised.

What if my child has Special Educational Needs but does not have an EHC plan?

You must apply for a school place through the mainstream admissions process by visiting one of the following pages: