Oversands School

Private special school in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England
54°16′05″N 2°52′00″W / 54.26814°N 2.86667°W / 54.26814; -2.86667InformationTypePrivate special schoolEstablished1973SpecialistSENDepartment for Education URN112452 TablesOfstedReportsGenderCoeducationalAge8 to 19Enrolment67Websitehttps://witherslackgroup.co.uk/oversands-school/

Oversands School (formerly Witherslack Hall School) is a private special school with specialist SEN status situated in the village of Witherslack near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England.[1]

It was opened in 1973[2] as a residential and day school for boys aged 11–19 with special educational needs, including complex learning, communication, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.[3]

The school has now been renamed to Oversands School and is a coeducational school for pupils aged 8 to 19.

The School is now run by Witherslack Group Ltd, a group which provides care and education for children with SEN needs, alongside children's homes.[2]

Witherslack Hall

The school's central building, Witherslack Hall, was built in 1874 by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[4] It gave its name to a steam locomotive in the GWR Modified Hall Class, 6990 Witherslack Hall.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Group, Witherslack. "Specialist SEN Schools UK | Day and Residential | Witherslack Group". Witherslack Group. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Oversands School", Gov.uk, retrieved 22 April 2020
  3. ^ Witherslack Hall School, retrieved 18 April 2011
  4. ^ Historic England, "Witherslack Hall and attached outbuilding (1087135)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 November 2012

External links

  • Oversands School website
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