Royal Free Hospital Children's School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
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Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This hospital school excels at supporting pupils with different medical and mental health needs. Teachers create personalised learning plans that challenge students appropriately, and pupils leave with real qualifications - every leaver last year progressed to further education or training. The school's culture is inclusive, with excellent pupil behaviour and strong relationships between staff and students.
Key Strengths
- Teaching is consistently good or outstanding on both wards and in the classroom
- Pupils' behaviour is excellent and they feel safe and secure
- Teachers adapt work to individual pupil abilities and provide challenging, relevant activities
- Long-stay pupils achieve a good range of GCSE and Foundation Skills qualifications
- Leadership has made significant improvements to teaching standards and pupil achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching to secure consistently outstanding progress
- Inconsistencies in marking and written feedback - pupils sometimes unsure how to improve
- Insufficient formal assessment when pupils enter the school, which can slow early learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with very well-organised and secure procedures in place, and parents report confidence that their children are safe and well cared for.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to Kentish Town City Farm, collective time for spiritual and moral discussions, visits and visitors about tolerance and extremism, after-school provision
Royal Free Hospital Children's School is a good school providing education to secondary-aged long-stay pupils and short-stay primary and secondary pupils on hospital wards. Teaching is never less than good and sometimes outstanding, with pupils making good progress from varying starting points.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Camden
Places available
1,547
Applications
1,315
Got 1st preference
75.4%
Got preferred school
94.5%
Secondary admissions across Camden (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
Rosary Catholic Primary School
Hampstead Hill School
Fleet Primary School
St Christopher's School
Fitzjohn's Primary School
St Anthony's School for Boys
St Mary's School, Hampstead
Devonshire House Preparatory School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue
Sarum Hall School
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