The Charter School East Dulwich
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Southwark
72J East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,389
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,680 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
135 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
908
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 135 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 262 | 64 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 184 | 29 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 268 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 908 | 231 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 238 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alison Harbottle
- Address
- 72J East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY
- Phone
- 02038732290
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Goose Green · Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142178
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,389 pupils · 1,680 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,066 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.99 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 154 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 172 | 34% | 72% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 33% | 76% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 170 | 39% | 69% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 142 | 31% | 66% | 79% | |
| Geography | 113 | 32% | 61% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 81 | 37% | 54% | 69% | |
| History | 69 | 59% | 83% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 39% | 86% | 94% | |
| French | 58 | 28% | 47% | 62% | |
| Economics | 42 | 31% | 74% | 83% | |
| Drama | 30 | 33% | 87% | 97% | |
| Biology | 29 | 86% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 24% | 56% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 12% | 20% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 39 | 13% | 28% | 62% | |
| Sociology | 33 | 12% | 36% | 70% | |
| History | 26 | 8% | 38% | 62% | |
| Biology | 25 | 12% | 28% | 52% | |
| Economics | 21 | 5% | 14% | 67% | |
| Physics | 20 | 25% | 45% | 75% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 21% | 63% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 21% | 37% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 33% | 61% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 12% | 18% | 47% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southwark council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.