Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH, London

Outstanding
Special
Foundation special school
Mixed
Ages 418

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Neela Moorghen
Pupils:0
LA:Camden
Phone:02078138269
Address:Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 28 November 2023View full report
URN:100060
UKPRN:10015430
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Holborn and St Pancras
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This remarkable school helps seriously ill children continue their education without interruption, despite complex medical conditions. Teachers combine strong subject knowledge with creative, technology-enabled teaching that keeps all students engaged and progressing rapidly. The school works closely with each child's home school to ensure they can return seamlessly and continue with their courses, with many students achieving top grades despite months of hospital treatment.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding teaching that uses creative methods and technology to engage all students, including those on isolation wards
  • Exceptional progress made by students through careful tracking, individual target-setting and effective interventions
  • Strong links with home schools ensure minimal learning disruption and students continue with their courses successfully
  • Exemplary student behaviour and attitudes, with students kept extremely safe
  • Excellent use of technology to include vulnerable students and maintain regular contact with home schools

Areas for Improvement

  • Expand services provided within the activity centre to better support parents and students
  • Share the school's outstanding practice more widely with other educational providers and organisations

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - students are kept extremely safe with strong systems in place to protect vulnerable children.

Extracurricular Activities

Cooking activities with professional chefs

This is an outstanding hospital school serving seriously ill children at Great Ormond Street and University College Hospital. The headteacher's strong leadership and exceptional teaching ensure all students achieve their full potential despite significant medical challenges.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Russell Square Underground Station
317m · 5 min walk
Russell Square Station
325m · 5 min walk
Holborn Underground Station
501m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Red Lion Square (Stop G)
240m · 4 min walk
Southampton Row (Stop B)
278m · 5 min walk
Southampton Row / Theobalds Road (Stop Y)
328m · 5 min walk
Coley Street (Stop HD)
371m · 6 min walk
Bedford Place (Stop K)
377m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:18,868

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Camden

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

1,547

Applications

1,315

Got 1st preference

75.4%

Got preferred school

94.5%

Secondary admissions across Camden (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

28 November 2023
26 June 2018
25 February 2014
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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