Caelum House School
Caelum House School is an independent special school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 17 pupils and room for 20.
Kent House, Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1BX020 7821 1949caelumhouseschool.comRuth Glynne-Owen headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westminster council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 17 | 1 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton College Prep Kensington | Independent (grammar) | 440 m | 329 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Knightsbridge School | Independent | 580 m | 295 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hill House School | Independent | 610 m | 396 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| More House School | Independent (grammar) | 640 m | 79 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Royal College of Music | Higher education institutions | 760 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sussex House School | Independent | 820 m | 184 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | Higher education institutions | 820 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Royal College of Art | Higher education institutions | 830 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Caelum House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Caelum House School yet.
How many pupils does Caelum House School have?
17 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 85% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kent House, Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1BX
- Telephone
- 020 7821 1949
- Website
- www.caelumhouseschool.com
- Headteacher
- Ruth Glynne-Owen
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 March 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150305 · LAESTAB 2136015
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.