Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School
45 Common Road, Dunnington, YO19 5PA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr Adele Lord-Laverick and Miss Georgina Gowthorpe
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 150928
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904215661
About this school
Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School is an independent special school in Dunnington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 24 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lord Gowthorpe's Independent 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
Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Applefields School2.9 miles
Academies · York
-
University of York3.3 miles
Universities · York
-
York St John University4.3 miles
Universities · York
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Danesgate Community4.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · York
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York Steiner School4.4 miles
Independent schools · York
Common questions
- What ages does Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School teach?
- Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Dunnington.
- Who is the headteacher of Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School?
- The headteacher of Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School is Dr Adele Lord-Laverick and Miss Georgina Gowthorpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lord Gowthorpe's Independent 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 many pupils are at Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School?
- Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School has 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School full?
- Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School has capacity for 25 pupils and 24 on roll (96%), 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 Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School a faith school?
- No. Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School has no designated religious character.
- What are Lord Gowthorpe's Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lord Gowthorpe's Independent 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.