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]

Oversands School
Address
Witherslack Grange-over-Sands , Cumbria , LA11 6SD England
Coordinates	54.26814°N 2.86667°W / 54.26814; -2.86667
Information
Type	Private special school
Established	1973
Specialist	SEN
Department for Education URN	112452 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Age	8 to 19
Enrolment	67
Website	https://witherslackgroup.co.uk/oversands-school/

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

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Witherslack
• List of non-ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin