- What did Ofsted judge The Charter School East Dulwich's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged The Charter School East Dulwich's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend The Charter School East Dulwich?
- The Charter School East Dulwich has 1,389 pupils on roll.
- What ages does The Charter School East Dulwich take?
- The Charter School East Dulwich admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
- Where is The Charter School East Dulwich located?
- The Charter School East Dulwich is located in London, SE22 8EY, Southwark.
- How do I apply to The Charter School East Dulwich?
- The Charter School East Dulwich is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at The Charter School East Dulwich?
- When The Charter School East Dulwich has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). An adoption order is an order under the Adoption Act 1976 (see Section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see Section 46 adoption orders). A 'child arrangements order' is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 as amended by Section 14 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a 'special guardianship order' as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's special guardian (or special guardians). Documentary evidence will be required at the time of application by the LA; 2. Siblings on roll — Children with siblings who are already on roll at The Charter School East Dulwich and will still be on roll at their date of entry*; 3. Exceptional medical, psychological or social needs — Children with exceptional medical, psychological or social needs, which mean that The Charter School East Dulwich is the most suitable school to best, address their needs. Written evidence should come from at least two NHS registered health or social care professionals and should set out the particular reasons why The Charter School East Dulwich is the most suitable provision. Any supporting evidence to substantiate that the child has an exceptional medical, psychological or social need must be provided at the time of application and must be less than 6 months old at the time of application. Additional supporting evidence submitted from other professionals who work for a government organisation (e.g. school SENCO, school Head Teacher etc.) who are currently providing direct care/support/treatment to the child on an ongoing basis in their professional capacity, according to the stated medical, psychological or social need, will only be considered if the two mandatory pieces of evidence have been submitted with the original application. Families need to explain difficulties that would be caused if their child had to attend another school. All such applications will be dealt with on an individual basis by the Admissions Committee of the school. Applications under this criteria, does not guarantee a priority place and cannot be considered without the appropriate supporting evidence, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In an instance where two applications cannot otherwise be separated (i.e., a tiebreaker), the distance measured by shortest straight-line measurement would continue into further decimal places to determine the closer address. Subsequent to continuing into further decimal places, should the distance remain identical, lots will be drawn to determine which address will be offered the place.
- What is the largest ethnic background at The Charter School East Dulwich?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 39.7% of pupils at The Charter School East Dulwich are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.