Special school in London, Camden
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
Floor 6 - 6 West B, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG
Ofsted
Some aspects judged not as strong as at the last graded inspection, on 5 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- Girls / boys
- 32 / 16
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Camden 008E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 66%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 19%
- Households in social housing
- 52%
- Households with no car
- 72%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: David Wilson
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward
- Gospel Oak
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- URN
- 100094
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester House, The Tavistock Children's Day UnitOther independent special school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research CentreCommunity special school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Harmood SchoolCommunity special school | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
| Woodside SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| Frank Barnes School for Deaf ChildrenCommunity special school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 2 mi |
| Mapesbury SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2 mi |
| Abingdon House SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2 mi |
| TreeHouse SchoolNon-maintained special school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 2.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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