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Cedar House School

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Independent special · usually LA-fundedThis is an independent special school. Places are usually arranged and funded by the local authority for pupils with an EHCP, not by parental day fees. Contact the school and your council’s SEN team.

Low Bentham, Via Lancaster, LA2 7DD

Independent special schools are usually funded by the local authority for named pupils. Fees and admissions work differently from mainstream state schools.

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood

AttendanceNot published

Attainment–

AdmissionsUsually via EHCP / local authority (not parental fees)

Pupils92

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good23 Mar 2025

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in LA2. Where we have them, council (Lancaster) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll: 92
Free school meals: Not published
SEN: 100%
EAL: Not published
Attendance: Not published
Attainment: –

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the LA2 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

We do not have multi-year attendance or attainment figures for this school in the current DfE extracts.

Admissions

Demand signal: Usually via EHCP / local authority (not parental fees)
Published capacity (GIAS): 104
Pupils on roll: 92

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Lancashire page.

SEN support

SEN %: 100%
On-site provision: Special classes

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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