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The Charter School East Dulwich
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
72J East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8EY · chartereastdulwich.org.uk · 020 3873 2290
On the mapSearch near SE22 8EY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,389
- 83% of 1,680 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 212 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 231 | 212 | 0.9 | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 194 | 0.8 | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 200 | 0.9 | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 190 | 0.8 | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 255 | 1.2▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.3, and 63.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 62.4 | −3.7 |
| Sixth form college | 7.7 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 22.1 | −3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 students | B (39.7) | Above average +0.34 | |
| 154 students | B (39.7) | Above average +0.33 | |
| 20 students | Merit+ (27.5) | Below average -0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 113 | B- (36) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 117 | C+ (34.9) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.5 | −4.3 |
| Further and other education | 5.8 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 4.2 | −0.9 |
| Other education | 1.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | — |
| Employment | 15.1 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.4 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Charter School East Dulwich was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (195 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 195
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (27%) with SEND