SwitchED2
Ulpha Farm, Meathop, Cumbria, LA11 6RG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Coates
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 16
- Pupils on roll
- 17
- URN
- 145402
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539552066
About this school
SwitchED2 is an independent special school in Cumbria. It teaches children aged 9 to 18 and has 17 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected SwitchED2 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
SwitchED2 has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2018, 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 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 SwitchED2 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 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
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
- 17
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oversands School3.2 miles
Special schools · Grange-over-Sands
-
Fell House School3.7 miles
Special schools · Grange-Over-Sands
-
Bleasdale School3.9 miles
Special schools · Carnforth
-
Appletree School6.3 miles
Special schools · Kendal
-
South Lakes Academy8.0 miles
Special schools · Kendal
Other schools in Cumbria
- Cairn Education CIC Special schools
- Dallam School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does SwitchED2 teach?
- SwitchED2 teaches children aged 9 to 18. It is a special school in Cumbria.
- Who is the headteacher of SwitchED2?
- The headteacher of SwitchED2 is Mr Andrew Coates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has SwitchED2 been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected SwitchED2 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 many pupils are at SwitchED2?
- SwitchED2 has 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 18.
- Is SwitchED2 full?
- SwitchED2 has capacity for 16 pupils and 17 on roll (106%), 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 SwitchED2 a faith school?
- No. SwitchED2 has no designated religious character.
- What are SwitchED2's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, SwitchED2'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.