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Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH

Special · ages 4-18MixedFoundation special school0 pupilsLondonCamden
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, November 2023
Pupils on roll0Census January 2026

Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH is a foundation special school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. It has 0 pupils. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.

Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH020 7813 8269goshschool.orgMs Neela Moorghen headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 29 November 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

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 Camden council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll0Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0 pupils with a plan
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262021201920172016
Pupils on roll00193208163
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%12%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support4%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans8%7%9%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2014 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers11.9full-time equivalent, 20 people
Pupils per teacherPupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers88%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,774
Teachers who left in the year100%2014/15, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher12.52013/14

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve58%A lot put by: £2.3m
Money in against money out+£527kit took in more than it spent this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,54712 months to June 2026, mostly other theft
Local crime rate289 per 1,000 people218% higher than the England average
Typical house price£792,500Camden
Nearest bus stop240 mRed Lion Square, 25 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England230 m190Outstanding 202493Compare
Thomas Coram CentreLocal authority nursery school370 m105Outstanding 2024Compare
Odyssey House School - BloomsburyIndependent430 m19Not inspectedCompare
Guildhouse SchoolIndependent490 m143Not inspectedCompare
Capital City CollegeFurther education530 mNot inspectedCompare
Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolCouncil540 m228Outstanding 202292Compare
University of the Arts LondonHigher education institutions540 mNot inspectedCompare
University of LondonHigher education institutions570 mNot inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH a good school?

Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in November 2023.

What is Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH outstanding at its last full inspection on 29 November 2023.

How many pupils does Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH have?

0 pupils aged 4 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH
Telephone
020 7813 8269
Website
www.goshschool.org
Headteacher
Ms Neela Moorghen
Type of school
Foundation special school (Foundation special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-18
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Camden
Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100060 · LAESTAB 2025950 · UKPRN 10015430

Where these figures come from