Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
80 Avenue Road, London, NW8 6HX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Ms Syra Sowe
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 100096
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076818080
About this school
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 264 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 29 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.16%
- English as an additional language
- 44.6%
- Overall absence
- 14.02%
- Persistent absence
- 43.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trevor-Roberts School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Central School of Speech and Drama0.3 miles
Universities · London
-
Hereward House School0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
The Hall School0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Sarum Hall School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
Other schools in London
- Abbey Manor College Local authority maintained schools
- Abingdon House School Special schools
- Ambitious College Other types
- Area 51 Education Ltd Other types
- Beatrice Tate School Special schools
- Beckmead College Academies
- Belmont Park School Special schools
- Beormund Primary School Special schools
- BeyondAutism Post-19 Other types
- Blanche Nevile School Special schools
- Blossom Rose School Special schools
- Brent Knoll School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre teach?
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the principal of Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre?
- The principal of Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre is Ms Syra Sowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre?
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre full?
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has capacity for 260 pupils and 264 on roll (102%), 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 Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre a faith school?
- No. Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre have?
- The schools register lists Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre's absence rate?
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre'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 29 June 2026.