Side by side
Capella House School and Lindon Bennett School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Capella House School takes ages 4 to 19; Lindon Bennett School takes ages 3 to 11.
- Capella House School has 78 pupils; Lindon Bennett School has 182.
- The two schools are 2.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Capella House School | Lindon Bennett School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Special free school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 78 DfE register | 182 DfE register |
| Borough | Richmond upon Thames DfE register | Hounslow DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 2 November 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 15 June 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Suppressed (small cohort) (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 41% DfE register | 23.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 23% school census 2024/25 | 60.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 8.1% school census 2024/25 | 8.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.2 DfE workforce census | 6.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 10.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 14.4% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.