Side by side
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and The Avenue School
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
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre takes ages 4 to 19; The Avenue School takes ages 4 to 18.
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre has 264 pupils; The Avenue School has 116.
- The two schools are 1.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre | The Avenue School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 264 DfE register | 116 DfE register |
| Borough | Camden DfE register | Brent DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 October 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 62.2% DfE register | 41.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 44.6% school census 2024/25 | 46% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.8 DfE workforce census | 5.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 14% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.2% 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
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and Royal Free Hospital Children's School0.9 miles apart
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and Harmood School1.1 miles apart
- Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School1.7 miles apart