Research carried out by the charity found there are too few specialist therapeutic services for children that have suffered abuse and they are often offered too late.
Waiting lists can run as long as a year and some areas of the UK have no service provision at all.
The research estimates that the shortfall in treatment places could run as high as 88,544 and states that provision would have to grow fourfold to meet service need.
Debbie Allnock, who led the research for the NSPCC, said: "Sexual abuse can have devastating consequences for a child but it remains a low priority within mainstream mental health services and among local authorities.
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