# Gosden House School

Gosden House School is a special school in Guildford, for pupils aged 4 to 16.

It had 130 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E125452. [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 16
- Pupils: 130
- Council: Guildford
- URN: 125452

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, May 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 8 May 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Gosden House School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Surrey and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Guildford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 55.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 79.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |

Gosden 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bramley Oak Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramley-oak-academy-e147943): 340 m. Special. Good (overall), October 2023
- [St Catherine's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-school-e125320): 780 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramley-cofe-infant-school-and-nursery-e149994): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Shalford Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shalford-infant-school-e146022): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023
- [Unsted Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unsted-park-school-e135419): 1.9 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Tillingbourne Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tillingbourne-junior-school-e150018): 1.9 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/125452)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/125452)

## How to cite

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