Guildhouse School
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 15 to 24
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Dr Ian Gross
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 137333
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02045290844
About this school
Guildhouse School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 15 to 24 and has 143 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Guildhouse School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Guildhouse School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.1 |
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 Guildhouse 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
Nearby schools
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Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury0.2 miles
Special schools · London
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University of the Arts London0.3 miles
Universities · London
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University of London0.3 miles
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Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Jeannine Manuel School0.3 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Guildhouse School teach?
- Guildhouse School teaches children aged 15 to 24. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the principal of Guildhouse School?
- The principal of Guildhouse School is Dr Ian Gross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Guildhouse School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Guildhouse School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Guildhouse School?
- Guildhouse School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 15 to 24.
- Is Guildhouse School full?
- Guildhouse School has capacity for 450 pupils and 143 on roll (32%), so it has space against 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 Guildhouse School a faith school?
- No. Guildhouse School has no designated religious character.
- What are Guildhouse School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Guildhouse 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 24 July 2026.