Castle Garden School
Castle Garden School is an independent special school in Guildford for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 32 pupils and room for 74.
Pewely Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SQ01483 901014castlegardenschool.co.ukMrs Sarah Hatherall-Good 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 Surrey 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 32 | 27 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewley Down Infant School | Church of England | 270 m | 180 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | Independent (grammar) | 370 m | 1,325 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sandfield Primary School | Academy | 640 m | 209 | Good 2022 | 89 | Compare |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School | Academy | 770 m | 81 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School | Church of England | 870 m | 368 | Good 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| Guildford High School | Independent (grammar) | 930 m | 1,027 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Surrey Maths School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 940 m | 151 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Guildford County School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,170 | Outstanding 2023 | 90 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Castle Garden School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Castle Garden School yet.
How many pupils does Castle Garden School have?
32 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 74 places, so it is 43% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Pewely Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SQ
- Telephone
- 01483 901014
- Website
- www.castlegardenschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hatherall-Good
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 24 May 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149670 · LAESTAB 9366066
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.