Fell House School
1 Grange Fell Road, Grange-over-Sands, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6AS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Rowan Knapton
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 8
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 133346
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539535926
About this school
Fell House School is an independent special school in Grange-over-Sands. It teaches children aged 6 to 12 and has 8 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Fell House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Fell House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Fell House 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
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
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
SwitchED23.7 miles
Special schools · Cumbria
-
Bleasdale School3.9 miles
Special schools · Carnforth
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Oversands School5.5 miles
Special schools · Grange-over-Sands
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Sandside Lodge School6.3 miles
Special schools · Ulverston
-
Morecambe Road School9.6 miles
Special schools · Morecambe
Other schools in Grange-over-Sands
- Oversands School Special schools
- Allithwaite CofE Primary School Primary
- Cartmel CofE Primary School Primary
- Dean Barwick Primary School Primary
- Flookburgh CofE Primary School Primary
- Grange CofE Primary School Primary
- Cartmel Priory CofE School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fell House School teach?
- Fell House School teaches children aged 6 to 12. It is a special school in Grange-over-Sands.
- Who is the headteacher of Fell House School?
- The headteacher of Fell House School is Mr Rowan Knapton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fell House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fell House 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 Fell House School?
- Fell House School has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 12.
- Is Fell House School full?
- Fell House School has capacity for 8 pupils and 8 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fell House School a faith school?
- No. Fell House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fell House School a selective school?
- Yes. Fell House School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Fell House School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fell House School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.