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
Coordinates	54.26814°N 2.86667°W
Information
Type	Independent special school
Established	1973
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[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

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

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

External links

• Oversands School website