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SwitchED2

Special · ages 9-18MixedIndependent17 pupilsCumbriaWestmorland and Furness
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
PlacesFull17 pupils, 16 places
Pupils on roll17Census January 2024

SwitchED2 is an independent special school in Cumbria for boys and girls aged 9 to 18. It has 17 pupils, 1 more than it has places for.

Ulpha Farm, Meathop, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6RG01539 552066switched2.org.ukMr Andrew Coates headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westmorland and Furness council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll17Census January 2024
Places16106% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%17 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls16 / 1
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll171614121616
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%8%13%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%92%88%100%

The area around the school

Local crime rate41 per 1,000 people55% lower than the England average

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Storth CofE SchoolChurch of England1.6 miles88Report card 202631Compare
Arnside National CofE SchoolAcademy1.7 miles95Good 202485Compare
Dean Barwick Primary SchoolVoluntary2.1 miles51Good 20231Compare
Lindale CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.4 miles47Good 202425Compare
Milnthorpe Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles176Not inspected91Compare
Dallam SchoolAcademy2.9 miles761Report card 202618Compare
Beetham CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England3.1 miles51Good 202266Compare
Oversands SchoolIndependent3.2 miles73Not inspected–Compare
All schools in Westmorland and FurnessAll schools in CumbriaBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is SwitchED2 a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score SwitchED2 yet.

How many pupils does SwitchED2 have?

17 pupils aged 9 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 16 places, so it is 106% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ulpha Farm, Meathop, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6RG
Telephone
01539 552066
Website
switched2.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Coates
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 9-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Bowness and Lyth
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
5 March 2018 (new provision)
URN
145402 · LAESTAB 9436007 · UKPRN 10079408
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from