Independent Sixth Form College in North London

Hampstead Fine Arts College is an independent school and sixth form college in Belsize Park, on the edge of Hampstead in North London. We teach students aged 13–19 across GCSE and A Level, and run a post-A-Level Art & Design Foundation Course. Families looking for a private school in North London will find us across two sites, a short walk apart, close to Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage Underground stations. 

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Where to Find Hampstead Fine Arts College

Both sites are in the Belsize Park area, about three minutes’ walk from each other. When you arrange a visit or interview, we will tell you which building to come to. 

Getting to Our North London College

The college is between five and ten minutes’ walk from Belsize Park station on the Northern line. Swiss Cottage (Jubilee line) and Chalk Farm (Northern line) are also nearby. 

More than fifteen bus routes serve the high streets at Rosslyn Hill, Chalk Farm and Swiss Cottage. On the Overground, Hampstead Heath station is about a twenty-minute walk away. 

Plan your journey with the TfL Journey Planner, which also includes step-free and accessible travel options. Routes and services can change, so check before you travel. For more travel information, see our Transport page. 

Travelling to Centre Studios

Centre Studios, 41–43 Englands Lane, London NW3 4YD 

Centre Studios is on Englands Lane, a short walk from Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage stations. Enter the full postcode into the TfL Journey Planner or your map app for walking directions. 

[Directions to Centre Studios] (map link) 

Travelling to Parkhill

Parkhill, 2 Parkhill Road, London NW3 2YN 

Parkhill is on Parkhill Road, close to Belsize Park station and about three minutes’ walk from Centre Studios. Our Art & Design Foundation students have their studio spaces here. 

[Directions to Parkhill] (map link) 

Explore Our Two Belsize Park Studios

Our two buildings work as one college. Students move between Centre Studios on Englands Lane and Parkhill on Parkhill Road during the week, depending on their timetable. Parkhill, our newer building, is home to studio space for Foundation students; teaching for GCSE and A Level subjects takes place across both sites. 

Embedded map: both sites pinned, with the addresses above repeated in plain text beneath it. 

Images: one photo of each building. Alt text: “Exterior of Centre Studios, Hampstead Fine Arts College, on Englands Lane, Belsize Park” · “Parkhill building at 2 Parkhill Road, home of the college’s Foundation studios” 

Studying in Belsize Park and North London

Belsize Park is a leafy, residential corner of North London between Hampstead, Swiss Cottage and Primrose Hill. Englands Lane has a village feel, with independent cafés and shops on the doorstep. 

The area’s Tube and bus links make the college easy to reach from across Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, Kentish Town, West Hampstead and wider North London, as well as from central London. For students in creative subjects, the city’s galleries and museums are close at hand, and we visit them regularly. 

Independent Education for GCSE, A Level and Creative Pathways

As an independent school in Hampstead’s neighbouring Belsize Park, we offer three main routes: 

• GCSEs for Years 9–11, combining English, Mathematics and Science with humanities, languages and creative subjects. 

• A Levels in more than 20 subjects across the arts, humanities, social sciences, languages, Mathematics and the Sciences, on two-year and one-year routes. 

• The Art & Design Foundation Course, a UAL-accredited post-A-Level year preparing students for creative degrees. 

Students are taught in small groups, with a personal tutor and individual guidance throughout. Read how to apply for entry requirements. 

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