Capella House School
Egerton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7SL
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE AURIGA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dominic Sunderland
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 76
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 147188
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031469887
About this school
Capella House School is a special academy in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Capella 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -2.30 -3.23 to -1.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 10% | 12.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 10% | 12.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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 Capella 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 | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.43%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 10.42%
- Persistent absence
- 36.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clarendon School0.0 miles
Academies · Twickenham
-
Strathmore School0.4 miles
Academies · Twickenham
-
St Catherine's School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Radnor House0.8 miles
Independent schools · Twickenham
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St Mary's University, Twickenham1.0 miles
Universities · Twickenham
Other schools in Twickenham
- Clarendon School Academies
- Seva Education Twickenham Special schools
- Strathmore School Academies
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Capella House School teach?
- Capella House School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Capella House School?
- The headteacher of Capella House School is Mr Dominic Sunderland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Capella House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Capella 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 Capella House School?
- Capella House School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Capella House School full?
- Capella House School has capacity for 76 pupils and 78 on roll (103%), 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 Capella House School a faith school?
- No. Capella House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Capella House School a selective school?
- No. Capella House School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Capella House School part of an academy trust?
- Capella House School is part of THE AURIGA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Capella House School have?
- The schools register lists Capella House School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Capella House School's absence rate?
- Capella House School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Capella House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Capella 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 10 July 2026.