LEA refused assessment.more advice needed please

[Madprest]

In the letter they require further information from school as well as a detailed assessment report from Ed Psych. Do they not ask school for info before making decision? And that the report from ed psych needed..this is what we want to find out if she as a learning disability. A meeting is suggested with us, school staff and an SEN and Disability Officer (even though they don't say who and when this is). As anybody been offered this and what it entails.
Could somebody tell me what the education take notice of regarding grades, is it teacher assesssments or test levels? I find that teacher assessment grades are much higher than her test level grades.

I was very surprised when I received her school records that there wasn't much info in them. Only got IEP's, School Reports, Attendance and one test that was done for SENCO in YR 2 (she is in YR 5 now). This was not sent to Education as they sent me all copies what school sent them. Nothing sent from SENCO whatsoever. School make me feel I am over reacting.
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.
(Apologies if this is all mumble...too much going on in my head)

Leonie - noone is suggesting Madprest sits around and waits. Some of us are suggesting that she would be better focussing her energy on finding out why her DD is struggling, and then getting the right support in place.

I very stronly believe that appealling for a statement will be stressful and won't bring her DD any help.

I also know there's lots and lots of other things Madprest could and should be doing.

There is no such 'thing' as chronic learning difficulties. The label for learning difficulties is SpLD (specific learning difficulties) (dyslexia). Her DD almost certainy qualifies for this label, but may well qualify for another label as well.

And the truth is there is very little school can do for SpLD (but lots us parents can do). An EP report is unlikely to tell school anything they font know, and the amount if extra support she needs is well within the resources of a school.

Unless as well as SpLD she has something like ASD. But in order to find that out she'd need to see a paed. SA won't help to dx ASD or ADHD.