LaSWAP Sixth Form, London
LaSWAP Sixth Form is a secondary school for pupils aged 16 to 19 in London.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
LaSWAP Sixth Form in detail
Getting a place at LaSWAP Sixth Form
Across Camden, 74% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 93% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Camden lodged 37 appeals against secondary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (16.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to LaSWAP Sixth Form are Parliament Hill School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.6); William Ellis School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); and Acland Burghley School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.2).
Parliament Hill SchoolWilliam Ellis SchoolLa Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolAcland Burghley School
Where pupils go next
Of the 127 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gospel Oak Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Ellis School, 100 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to LaSWAP Sixth Form are Gospel Oak Primary School (0.3 miles), Brookfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Fleet Primary School (0.6 miles) and Eleanor Palmer Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Gospel Oak Primary SchoolBrookfield Primary SchoolFleet Primary SchoolEleanor Palmer Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
A-Level Results
C+
Average grade
33.9
Points per entry
C+
Best 3 A-Levels
7%
Achieving AAB+
Below average
Value added
361
A-Level students
95%
Retention rate
2024/25 academic year
A-Level Subjects Offered
+ 15 more subjects
2024/25 academic year - entries by number of students
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 127 students
2023/24 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
29%
Top-third university
78%
Degree course
79%
Any L4+ destination
0%
Apprenticeships
Based on 158 students completing 16-18 study
2022/23 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with LaSWAP Sixth Form
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. LaSWAP Sixth Form is in Camden; for families living there:
Apply to Camden for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 78
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 78 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 74 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 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
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
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.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
LaSWAP Sixth Form
Showing 10 of 12 linked schools
Questions parents ask about LaSWAP Sixth Form
What is the catchment area for LaSWAP Sixth Form?
No fixed boundary. When LaSWAP Sixth Form is oversubscribed, Camden allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to LaSWAP Sixth Form?
Apply through Camden's coordinated admissions process, naming LaSWAP Sixth Form 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 LaSWAP Sixth Form?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 78 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 74 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 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 LaSWAP Sixth Form?
LaSWAP Sixth Form is at C/O William Ellis School, Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)