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Harmood School and Royal Free Hospital Children's School

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What differs

  • Harmood School takes ages 11 to 16; Royal Free Hospital Children's School takes ages 5 to 16.
  • Harmood School has 36 pupils; Royal Free Hospital Children's School has 48.
  • The two schools are 1 mile apart in a straight line.

Facts side by side

FactHarmood SchoolRoyal Free Hospital Children's School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community special school

DfE register

State-funded: Community special school

DfE register

Ages11 to 16

DfE register

5 to 16

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils36

DfE register

48

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 September 2022: School remains Good

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 February 2025: Some aspects not as strong

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs47% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Not published
Pupils
Eligible for free school meals72.2%

DfE register

Not published
English as an additional language12.8%

school census 2024/25

Not published
Receiving SEN support0%

school census 2024/25

Not published
Pupils per teacher3.7

DfE workforce census

Not published
Overall absence35.4%

DfE, 2024/25

Not published

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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