Underley Garden School
Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2DZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss April Boyd
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 112461
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524271569
About this school
Underley Garden School is an independent special school in Carnforth. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Underley Garden School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Underley Garden School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1990, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.9 | 1.8 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Underley Garden School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9 | 37.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.8 | 40 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 41.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 101
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Stonegate School7.2 miles
Special schools · Lancashire
-
Cedar House School7.2 miles
Special schools · Via Lancaster
-
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus7.3 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
Sedbergh School7.7 miles
Independent schools · Sedbergh (La10 5hg)
Other schools in Carnforth
- Bleasdale School Special schools
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Arnside National CofE School Primary
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Community Primary School Primary
- Holme Primary School Primary
- Ingleton Primary School Primary
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Underley Garden School teach?
- Underley Garden School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Carnforth.
- Who is the headteacher of Underley Garden School?
- The headteacher of Underley Garden School is Miss April Boyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Underley Garden School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Underley Garden School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Underley Garden School?
- Underley Garden School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Underley Garden School full?
- Underley Garden School has capacity for 104 pupils and 101 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Underley Garden School a faith school?
- No. Underley Garden School has no designated religious character.
- Is Underley Garden School a selective school?
- Yes. Underley Garden School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Underley Garden School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.9 in 2022/23 and 1.8 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Underley Garden School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Underley Garden School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.