Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury
45 Russell Square, London, WC1B 4JP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Robinson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- URN
- 149566
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02033363593
About this school
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 19 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury under its current framework. 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
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16.7% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 33.3% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16.7% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.1 | - |
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 Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 18 |
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
- 19
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
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University of London0.1 miles
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine0.2 miles
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Guildhouse School0.2 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury teach?
- Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury?
- The headteacher of Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury is Mr David Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury 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 big is Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury?
- Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury has 19 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury full?
- Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury has capacity for 45 pupils and 19 on roll (42%), 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 Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury a faith school?
- No. Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury has no designated religious character.
- What are Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury'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.