Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre

School Name: Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
Address: 80 Avenue Road
Town/City: London
Postcode: NW8 6HX
Telephone Number: 02 0768 8080
Website: www.swisscottage.camden.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 4-19
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Principal: Ms Syra Sowe
Capacity: 260
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 264 (72% boys & 28% girls)
Enrollment: 102% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 62.2%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 100096
DfE Number: 202/7205
UKPRN: 10017655
UPRN: 5128973
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Camden (E09000007)
Constituency: Hampstead and Highgate (E14001265)
Electoral Ward: Primrose Hill (E05013667)

Easting & Northing: 526914E, 184029N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 32' 29.52" N 0° 10' 16.28" W
Plus Code: 9C3XGRRH+JG

DfE Record: View record

1. The UCL Academy (0.1km)
2. Trevor-Roberts School (0.4km)
3. Central School of Speech and Drama (0.4km)
4. Hereward House School (0.5km)
5. Harris Academy St John's Wood (0.5km)
6. The Hall School (0.5km)
7. Sarum Hall School (0.6km)
8. St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.6km)
9. South Hampstead High School GDST (0.7km)
10. Ormiston Beachcroft Academy (0.7km)

Predecessor schools†

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt School
• Jack Taylor School
• John Keats Special School