Ofsted Report
Swiss Cottage School Development and Research Centre have been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted seven times in a row (latest report March 2023). Ofsted inspectors judged pupils’ achievement, quality of teaching, children’s behaviour and safety and leadership and management to all be outstanding but more specifically that “Leaders have established a very ambitious curriculum. It is designed to be bespoke to each pupil's needs. They make sure that these cater for pupils' differing communication and cognitive needs.”
You can visit the Ofsted website for more information.
Ofsted Report
Challenge Partners
To support the monitoring and evaluation of our overall effectiveness, Swiss Cottage School joined Challenge Partners in September 2017. Challenge Partners is a national network of schools that are involved in peer-to-peer challenge and knowledge sharing. Swiss Cottage School had its Quality Assurance Review in March 2025. The review team involved three external professionals: an experienced Ofsted Inspector, and two special school Executive Headteachers.
The review team said: "Swiss Cottage School is a school where 'WOW moments' are part and parcel of everyday provision."
Read the report here.
Area of Excellence Accredited by Challenge Partners Review Teams:
- Facilitating Positive Engagement with Families and Stakeholders
- Formative Assessment and Reflective Inquiry using Evidence for Learning
- Sixth Form Personalised Supported Internship Pathways
- Technology Research to enhance Communication, Independence, and Innovation in SEN
- Integrated Therapeutic Provision
- Professional Learning Community for Professional Development
- Complex Needs Curricula
http://www.challengepartners.org/
