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Oversands School

URN 112452 · Westmorland and FurnessOpen
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Inspection history (8)

  1. 24 Jul 2025

    School inspection (EIF)

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Mavis Smith (lead), Steve Bentham

  2. 24 Jul 2025

    Ofsted report

    Dave Carrigan (lead), Colin Jones

  3. 29 Sept 2023

    Independent school inspection

    Mavis Smith

  4. 1 Dec 2022

    School inspection (EIF)

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Julie Bather (lead), Lindy Griffiths

  5. 18 Jan 2018

    School inspection (CIF)

    Good
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Sixth formGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentGood

    Jonathan Smart

  6. 8 Nov 2016

    Ofsted report

    Graham Robinson

  7. 24 Sept 2015

    Ofsted report

    Drew Crawshaw (lead), Graham Robinson

  8. —

    Ofsted report

    Claire Cropper

Details

URN
112452
Type
Other independent special school
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Address
Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6SD
Reports on record
8
Earliest report
24 Sept 2015
Opened
31-01-1973
Status
Open
Website
www.witherslackgroup.co.uk
Boarding
Boarding school
Capacity
80
Age range
5 to 19
Telephone
01539552397
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Edward Sherratt
Pupils on roll
73
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
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