Since 2022, we have worked closely with Wandsworth Borough Council to produce SEND forecasts to help the council with high needs place planning. In particular, Wandsworth wanted to more proactively plan increasing capacity for SEND places to become less reliant on commissioning expensive independent placements.

The modelling tool has allowed them to identify upcoming demand for more specialist ASD places in both primary and secondary, and SEMH places in secondary in particular – and therefore invest in new capacity well ahead of time.

In the video case study, you can hear from people in Wandsworth about how this modelling has made a real difference on the ground, and we outline some key takeaways from this work.