The Charter School East Dulwich
72J East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Ms Alison Harbottle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,680
- Pupils on roll
- 1,389
- URN
- 142178
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02038732290
About this school
The Charter School East Dulwich is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Charter School East Dulwich, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 181 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.9 | 51.7 | 56.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.09 to +0.52 | +0.19 -0.02 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 54.1% | 63.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 71.8% | 78.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 72.9% | 72% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Charter School East Dulwich has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.9 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.7 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,247 |
| 2024/25 | 1,344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Charter School East Dulwich compares
The Charter School East Dulwich ranked 6th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.3 | 7.4% | 32.7% | 1,389 | — |
| The Charter School North Dulwich | 65 | 5.4% | 23.9% | 1,393 | 0.4 miles |
| Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich | 55.5 | 5.4% | 40.2% | 912 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Academy Peckham | 39.3 | 7.8% | 60.9% | 458 | 1.0 miles |
| Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | 39.9 | 9.5% | 66.1% | 320 | 1.0 miles |
| Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich | 54.3 | 7.8% | 49.3% | 809 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.69%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 21.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Charter School North Dulwich0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Academy Peckham1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark Evelyn Grace Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Charter School East Dulwich ranks 65th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Charter School East Dulwich teach?
- The Charter School East Dulwich teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of The Charter School East Dulwich?
- The head teacher of The Charter School East Dulwich is Ms Alison Harbottle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Charter School East Dulwich been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Charter School East Dulwich, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Charter School East Dulwich?
- The Charter School East Dulwich has 1,389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Charter School East Dulwich full?
- The Charter School East Dulwich has capacity for 1,680 pupils and 1,389 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Charter School East Dulwich a faith school?
- No. The Charter School East Dulwich has no designated religious character.
- Is The Charter School East Dulwich a selective school?
- No. The Charter School East Dulwich is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Charter School East Dulwich part of an academy trust?
- The Charter School East Dulwich is part of THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Charter School East Dulwich have?
- The schools register lists The Charter School East Dulwich's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Charter School East Dulwich's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.9 in 2022/23 and 56.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Charter School East Dulwich compare with other schools in Southwark?
- The Charter School East Dulwich ranked 6th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Charter School East Dulwich's absence rate?
- The Charter School East Dulwich's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Charter School East Dulwich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Charter School East Dulwich's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.