Capella House School
Special schoolCapella House School is a special school in Richmond upon Thames, for pupils aged 4 to 19. It had 78 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Capella House School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 78% in Richmond upon Thames and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Capella House School was 3.3, against 56.9 in Richmond upon Thames and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 78% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 21% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 109 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 109 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.3 | 56.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 66.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 80.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 7 | – | – |
- Capella House School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Richmond upon Thames SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)10 m
- Clarendon SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 202410 m
- Chase Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Strathmore SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024560 m
- St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- St Richard Reynolds Catholic High SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 63.9 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Richmond upon Thames
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).