Oversands School

Oversands School (formerly Witherslack Hall School) is an independent special school situated in the village of Witherslack near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England.

Oversands School
Address
Witherslack

Grange-over-Sands
,
Cumbria
,
LA11 6SD

England
Coordinates54.26814°N 2.86667°W / 54.26814; -2.86667
Information
TypeIndependent special school
Established1973
Department for Education URN112452 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderCoeducational
Age8 to 19
Enrolment67
Websitehttps://witherslackgroup.co.uk/oversands-school/

It was opened in 1973[1] as a residential and day school for boys aged 11–19 with special educational needs, including complex learning, communication, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.[2]

The school has now been renamed to Oversands School and is a coeducational school for pupils aged 8 to 19.[1]

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.[3] It gave its name to a steam locomotive in the GWR Modified Hall Class, 6990 Witherslack Hall.

See also

References
  1. "Oversands School", Gov.uk, retrieved 22 April 2020
  2. Witherslack Hall School, retrieved 18 April 2011
  3. Historic England, "Witherslack Hall and attached outbuilding (1087135)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 November 2012


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