School Summary

Oversands School


Boys: 71
Girls: 0
Total Pupils: 71
Opened: 31-01-1973
Ofsted: Good
Head Teacher: Edward Sherratt
Oversands School
Witherslack
Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria
LA11 6SD
Telephone: 01539552397
Website: https://www.witherslackgroup.co.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Bowness & Levens
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Boarders (code): 3
Boarders (name): Boarding school
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Cumbria
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Diocese (code): 0000
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DistrictAdministrative (code): 9999
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Easting: 343653
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Oversands School
EstablishmentNumber: 6027
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 5
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Special schools
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GOR (code): B
GOR (name): North West
GSSLACode (name): X999999
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Edward
HeadLastName: Sherratt
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Head Teacher
HeadTitle (name): Mr
InspectorateName (name): Ofsted
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 943
LA (name): Westmorland and Furness
LSOA (code): E01019381
LSOA (name): South Lakeland 007B
LastChangedDate: 03-07-2023
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MSOA (code): E02004021
MSOA (name): South Lakeland 007
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Northing: 486177
NumberOfBoys: 71
NumberOfGirls: 0
NumberOfPupils: 71
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 01-12-2022
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 31-01-1973
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14001037
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Westmorland and Lonsdale
PercentageFSM: 0.0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
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Postcode: LA11 6SD
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PreviousLA (code): 909
PreviousLA (name): Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
PropsName: Witherslack Group Ltd
QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): North of England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): None
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SENNoStat: 2
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 69
SchoolCapacity: 80
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: www.witherslackgroup.co.uk
Section41Approved (name): Approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 8
Street: Witherslack
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01539552397
Town: Grange-over-Sands
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 10
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent special school
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UKPRN: 10015356
UPRN: 10003952263
URN: 112452
UrbanRural (code): F1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
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The website states its a fair and equalitised environment but I found it to be the opposite. The worst 4 years of my life and I'm still traumatised by my stay there. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND SENDING YOUR CHILDREN OR CHILD HERE","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jamie Crowie","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114118886702100642431\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtcAJeR1bx2vZCBpQj_iMSrp2v0X9PZvqjPLYIGRTAwe=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"}},{"publishTime":"2022-09-29T13:37:14Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"This school was Great. I was There From 1996 To 1999 it was a good Experience for me at WitherslackHall school. Some Day's Where Good\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0081 and Some Where Not nd I MEAN IT..\n\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00a1\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00a1\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0088\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0088","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school was Great. 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