Gosden House School is a school located in Guildford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/12/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Horsham Road, Guildford, GU5 0AH
Website: www.gosden-house.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01483892008
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Cindy O'Sullivan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125452

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 124
Number of Pupils: 121
Number of Boys: 60
Number of Girls: 61

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -6.4 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -5.5 to 1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -7.4 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bramley CofE Aided Infant School and Nursery
Birtley Road , Bramley GU5 0HX 		4out of 4 1,577 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Shalford Infant School
Shalford Infant School , Station Row GU4 8BY 		- not rated 1,703 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tillingbourne Junior School
New Road , Chilworth GU4 8NB 		3out of 4 2,086 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School
Guildford Road , Shamley Green GU5 0RT 		3out of 4 3,079 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Farncombe Church of England Infant School
Grays Road , Farncombe GU7 3LT 		3out of 4 3,128 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadwater School
Summers Road , GU7 3BW 		- not rated 2,143 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosden House School
Horsham Road , Bramley GU5 0AH 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bramley Oak Academy
Horsham Road , Bramley GU5 0BJ 		- not rated 368 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Catherine's School
Station Road , Bramley GU5 0DF 		- not rated 849 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Arun Court
Arun Court School , 14 High Street GU5 0HF 		- not rated 1,141 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Unsted Park School
Munstead Heath Road , GU7 1UW 		- not rated 2,084 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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