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The Lowen School

Special · ages 5-18MixedIndependent25 pupilsCornwall
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places7 spare25 pupils, 32 places
Pupils on roll25Census January 2024

The Lowen School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 25 pupils and room for 32.

Lower Dimson Farm, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NS01822 851761thelowenschool.orgMr Tyler Collins headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2023

1 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 Cornwall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll25Census January 2024
Places3278% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%25 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls21 / 4
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025202420232022
Pupils on roll25211694
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m6412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate38 per 1,000 people58% lower than the England average
Typical house price£289,950Cornwall
Nearest bus stop380 mBuccaneer Inn, 4 stops within 500 m

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
Copper Valley Junior AcademyAcademy370 m91Good 20227Compare
Copper Fields SchoolIndependent0.8 miles26Not inspected–Compare
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy0.8 miles70Not inspected14Compare
Gulworthy Primary AcademyAcademy1.3 miles90No overall grade 202573Compare
Calstock Community Primary SchoolCouncil2.1 miles60Report card 202644Compare
Harrowbarrow Primary AcademyAcademy2.2 miles91Requires improvement 20235Compare
Quay View SchoolIndependent2.2 miles40Not inspected–Compare
Tavistock CollegeAcademy3.0 miles1,200Requires improvement 202412Compare
All schools in CornwallBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is The Lowen School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score The Lowen School yet.

How many pupils does The Lowen School have?

25 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 32 places, so it is 78% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
Lower Dimson Farm, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NS
Telephone
01822 851761
Website
thelowenschool.org
Headteacher
Mr Tyler Collins
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-18
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Cornwall
Ward
Calstock
Constituency
South East Cornwall
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
11 March 2021 (new provision)
URN
148342 · LAESTAB 9086011
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from