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Capella House School

Special / other · Twickenham · TW2 7SL

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 2 November 2023

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At a glance

78 pupils · 100% of 76 capacity

School type
Free schools special
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41% of pupils
English as additional language
23% of pupils
SEN support
8.1% of pupils
EHC plan
92% of pupils
Website
www.capellahouse.org.uk
URN
147188

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

6 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

GCSE results (2024/2025)

8 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
6.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
12.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
12.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
0.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£23,770
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training

suppressed (small cohort)

Continuing in education

suppressed (small cohort)

Apprenticeship

suppressed (small cohort)

Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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