Charles Dickens Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Charles Dickens Primary School, inspected in September 2019.

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 Charles Dickens Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.2% of pupils at Charles Dickens Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Charles Dickens Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 14.2% of pupils at Charles Dickens Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Charles Dickens Primary School received £11,691 and spent £10,884 for each of its 479 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£308 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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Charles Dickens Primary School is part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Charles Dickens Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Charles Dickens Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2019 of its predecessor, Charles Dickens Primary School.

When was Charles Dickens Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Charles Dickens Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Charles Dickens Primary School have?

Charles Dickens Primary School has 494 pupils on roll.

What age range does Charles Dickens Primary School cover?

Charles Dickens Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Charles Dickens Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Charles Dickens Primary School?

Charles Dickens Primary School is at Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF.