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The Charter School East Dulwich

72J East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 11–19 in London. An ungraded Ofsted inspection (May 2024) found the school remains Good and may be improving, so a full inspection is due next. GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 56.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 212 families put it first for 231 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–19
Pupils
1,389
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Southwark
Academy trust
THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Alison Harbottle
Opened
Sept 2016
School website 02038732290 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (9 May 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 175 pupils

Attainment 8
56.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
63.4%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
78.3%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.19
2023/24 · CI -0.02 to 0.4
This school
56.3
Southwark
52.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
231
1st preferences
212
All applications
1,006
1st prefs per place
0.92
Fewer first choices than places

136 of 212 first-preference applicants were offered a place (64%). 20 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,344
Capacity
1,680
83% full
Girls / boys
49/51
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)32.7%
  • English as an additional language16.2%
  • SEN support18.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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