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Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

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What differs

  • Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH takes ages 4 to 18; Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children takes ages 2 to 11.
  • The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactChildren's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCHFrank Barnes School for Deaf Children
The basics
TypeState-funded: Foundation special school

DfE register

State-funded: Community special school

DfE register

Ages4 to 18

DfE register

2 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

PupilsNot published40

DfE register

BoroughCamden

DfE register

Camden

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 29 November 2023: School remains Outstanding

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 11 May 2023: School remains Outstanding

Ofsted

Pupils
Eligible for free school mealsNot published47.5%

DfE register

English as an additional languageNot published100%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN supportNot published0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacherNot published11.1

DfE workforce census

Overall absenceNot published8.5%

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.

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