Central School of Speech and Drama, London
Central School of Speech and Drama is a school for pupils in London.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Central School of Speech and Drama in detail
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Swiss Cottage Station, about 80 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is College Crescent, 40 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Central School of Speech and Drama
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 148
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 148 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 20 serious and 127 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
23 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Across Camden council
Places available
1,577
Applications
1,261
Got 1st preference
73.7%
Got preferred school
93.3%
All secondary applications across Camden council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Central School of Speech and Drama
What is the catchment area for Central School of Speech and Drama?
No fixed boundary. When Central School of Speech and Drama is oversubscribed, Camden allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Central School of Speech and Drama?
Apply through Camden's coordinated admissions process, naming Central School of Speech and Drama on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Central School of Speech and Drama?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 148 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 20 serious and 127 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 23 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Central School of Speech and Drama?
Central School of Speech and Drama is at 64 Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3HY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)