Steve Williams, chairman of the council’s children and young people scrutiny committee, said the authority had received anecdotal evidence of such practices.
Allegations made to the council include a claim that parents attending academy open evenings have been told they might be better off applying to a different school, after disclosing that their child had SEN.
As a result, the committee has decided to carry out a review of admissions policies and exclusions across all local schools, with a particular focus on how children with SEN are supported, to establish the extent of any problem.
"We have no firm evidence of discrimination against schools but due to anecdotal evidence we need to see what the situation is across schools in the county," Williams said.
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