The UCL Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Camden · NW3 3AQ · Camden
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 100096
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
Community special school · London · NW8 6HX
Age range
Ages 4–19
Pupils
264
Local authority
Camden
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in London, Camden, 264 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 62.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty….
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 100096
Location
- Address
- 80 Avenue Road
- Postcode
- NW8 6HX
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Camden
- District
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- Boys / girls
- 191 / 73
- School capacity
- 260
- Capacity fill
- 264 / 260 (102%)
- Free school meals
- 62.2%
- FSM pupils
- 138
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Syra Sowe
- Telephone
- 02076818080