Private schools in Westmorland and Furness
13 fee-paying schools are registered in Westmorland and Furness: 5 mainstream and 8 special. 1 is single-sex. 9 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 178 | 81% |
| Hunter Hall School Penrith, CA11 8UA | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 80 | 57% |
| Moorfield Learning Centre | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 12 | 14% |
| Sedbergh School Sedbergh (La10 5hg), LA10 5RY | 13 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 545 | 88% |
| Windermere School The Lake District, LA23 1NW | 3 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 226 | 46% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appletree School Kendal, LA9 7QS | 6 to 12 | Mixed | Non-faith | 12 | 67% |
| Cairn Education CIC Cumbria, LA8 9LN | 11 to 25 | Mixed | Non-faith | 10 | 100% |
| Cambian Whinfell School Kendal, LA9 5EZ | 7 to 19 | Boys | Non-faith | 16 | 89% |
| Fell House School Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6AS | 6 to 12 | Mixed | Non-faith | 8 | 100% |
| Oversands School Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6SD | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 73 | 91% |
| South Lakes Academy Kendal, LA9 4ED | 11 to 25 | Mixed | Non-faith | 12 | 100% |
| SwitchED2 Cumbria, LA11 6RG | 9 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 17 | 106% |
| Underley Garden School Carnforth, LA6 2DZ | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 101 | 97% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Westmorland and Furness, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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