Side by side
Royal Free Hospital Children's 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
- Royal Free Hospital Children's School takes ages 5 to 16; Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre takes ages 4 to 19.
- Royal Free Hospital Children's School has 48 pupils; Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has 264.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Royal Free Hospital Children's 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 | 5 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 48 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, 5 February 2025: Some aspects not as strong Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Not published | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | Not published | 62.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | Not published | 44.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | Not published | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | Not published | 6.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | Not published | 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.