Underley Garden School
Underley Garden School is an independent special school in Carnforth for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 101 pupils and room for 104.
Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2DZ01524 271569underleygarden.orgMiss April Boyd 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
6 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
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 101 | 88 | 91 | 78 | 63 | 63 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 178 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 220 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio School | Studio schools | 1.1 miles | 329 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Queen Elizabeth School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,155 | Good 2022 | 80 | Compare |
| Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 38 | Report card 2026 | 23 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Underley Garden School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Underley Garden School yet.
How many pupils does Underley Garden School have?
101 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 104 places, so it is 97% full.
Does Underley Garden School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
Does Underley Garden School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2DZ
- Telephone
- 01524 271569
- Website
- www.underleygarden.org
- Headteacher
- Miss April Boyd
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward
- Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 March 1990
- URN
- 112461 · LAESTAB 9436044 · UKPRN 10015990
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.