Gosden House School
Horsham Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smale
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 125452
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483892008
About this school
Gosden House School is a community special school in Guildford. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gosden House School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gosden House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 8.98%
- Persistent absence
- 27.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramley Oak Academy0.2 miles
Academies · Guildford
-
St Catherine's School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
-
Unsted Park School1.2 miles
Special schools · Godalming
-
Elysian, Shamley Green1.6 miles
Special schools · Surrey
-
Longacre School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
Other schools in Guildford
- Bramley Grange Academy Academies
- Bramley Oak Academy Academies
- Castle Garden School Special schools
- Pond Meadow School Academies
- The Hope Service Local authority maintained schools
- Wey Valley College Academies
- Guildford Nursery School Nursery
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Burpham Primary School Primary
- Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gosden House School teach?
- Gosden House School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Guildford.
- Who is the headteacher of Gosden House School?
- The headteacher of Gosden House School is Mrs Rebecca Smale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gosden House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gosden House School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gosden House School?
- Gosden House School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Gosden House School full?
- Gosden House School has capacity for 130 pupils and 130 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gosden House School a faith school?
- No. Gosden House School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Gosden House School have?
- The schools register lists Gosden House School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Gosden House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Gosden House School's absence rate?
- Gosden House School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gosden House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gosden House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.