The Charter School North Dulwich

Academy converter·Secondary school London, Southwark·SE24 9JH
Composite score
81.2
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National rank
#32
In London
#1
In Southwark
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
65.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
79%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
86%
% EBacc grade 5+
54%
EBacc average points score
6.07

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
46%
363 first choices, 178 places
First choices per place
2.04
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
1,195
any preference, for 178 places
Applications from another council area
41%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.20
00.511.522.5
1 per place
1.6720221.8020231.9420241.8420252.042026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for The Charter School North Dulwich yet. Southwark does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,330
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
7.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
15.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,129
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
98%
179 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About The Charter School North Dulwich

The Charter School North Dulwich is a secondary school in London, Southwark, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,330 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 65.0, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 2.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of secondary schools in England.

79% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 46% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (363 first choices for 178 places). After Year 11, 98% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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