Side by side
Harmood School and Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
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
- Harmood School takes ages 11 to 16; Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre takes ages 4 to 19.
- Harmood School has 36 pupils; Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has 264.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Harmood School | Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 36 DfE register | 264 DfE register |
| Borough | Camden DfE register | Camden DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 29 September 2022: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 47% (left 2022/23) DfE | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 72.2% DfE register | 62.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 12.8% school census 2024/25 | 44.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 3.7 DfE workforce census | 6.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 35.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 14% 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.
Other comparisons
- Harmood School and The Bridge School0.9 miles apart
- Harmood School and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children1 mile apart
- Harmood School and Royal Free Hospital Children's School1 mile apart
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and Royal Free Hospital Children's School0.9 miles apart
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and The Avenue School1.7 miles apart
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School1.7 miles apart