The Charter School East Dulwich

The Charter School in East Dulwich maintains its good rating following an ungraded inspection, with indications that it could achieve an outstanding grade in a future graded inspection. The school is recognized for providing a highly inclusive and exceptional education, fostering a positive and welcoming environment for pupils. The leadership team has set high expectations, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive academically and socially.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive school with exceptional education quality.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• High standards of pupil behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Effective adaptations made by teachers to support diverse learners.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities available for pupils.
• Robust personal development and careers guidance programs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Charter School East Dulwich attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.3% of pupils at The Charter School East Dulwich were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Charter School East Dulwich had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.4% of pupils at The Charter School East Dulwich were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Charter School East Dulwich received £9,079 and spent £8,742 for each of its 1,401 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £463,000 (£330 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, income was £9,364 and spending £8,986 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Charter School East Dulwich is part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• The Charter School North Dulwich London
• The Belham Primary School London
• Dulwich Hamlet Junior School London
• Lyndhurst Primary School London
• Loughborough Primary School London
• Streatham Wells Primary London
• The Charter School Bermondsey London
• Charles Dickens Primary School London

What is The Charter School East Dulwich's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Charter School East Dulwich is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was The Charter School East Dulwich last inspected by Ofsted?

The Charter School East Dulwich was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Charter School East Dulwich have?

The Charter School East Dulwich has 1,389 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Charter School East Dulwich cover?

The Charter School East Dulwich for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Charter School East Dulwich's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.3, and 60% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Charter School East Dulwich?

The Charter School East Dulwich is at 72j East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY.