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The Charter School North Dulwich

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSouthwark, London · London SE24 9JHTrust: The Charter Schools Educational TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,393of 1,130 places
Free school meals
20.3%
Year 11 cohort 2025
187
Ofsted
Report card, 19 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision ExceptionalSafeguarding Met

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Charter School (URN 131812, until 1 September 2010).

What the data says

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Charter School North Dulwich in 2023, 75% stayed on in The Charter School North Dulwich’s own sixth form (Southwark average 58%), 18% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 172 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 55% went to university (Southwark 65%, England 37%), and 49% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 65.0 against 46.1 across England and 52.1 in Southwark, with 79% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southwark and England.

This school
Southwark
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSouthwarkEngland
Pupils in the cohort1793,117607,348
Any sustained destination98%94%92%
Stayed in education98%92%86%
— school sixth form75%58%34%
— sixth form college3%10%13%
— further education college18%21%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship0%1%3%
Employment0%1%3%
No sustained destination1%4%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Southwark
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSouthwarkEngland
Students in the cohort1721,527541,441
Any sustained destination80%87%79%
University (higher education)55%65%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students49%33%19%
Further education8%3%5%
Apprenticeship0%4%7%
Employment17%14%28%
No sustained destination15%9%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolSouthwarkEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)65.052.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths79%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths86%73%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects76%67%41%
EBacc average point score6.074.824.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort25%45%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils44.744.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils71.858.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language8%33%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics18398%88%57%22%92%
English Language18398%89%48%20%90%
Religious Studies18096%31%60%32%89%
English Literature17895%86%51%21%93%
Combined Science12667%65%34%9%85%
Geography12265%41%53%25%87%
Spanish7741%19%48%27%82%
History7037%41%74%26%93%
French6334%18%60%29%92%
Biology5730%23%79%45%95%
Chemistry5429%23%87%47%100%
Physics5429%23%80%46%100%
Fine Art4725%9%68%28%98%
Design and Technology4222%11%17%23%76%
Sociology4222%4%71%21%100%
Economics3921%1%41%34%92%
Business Studies2815%18%14%20%68%
Media Studies2614%4%31%20%92%
Latin2513%1%80%74%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition2212%8%64%21%91%
Physical Education2212%11%32%24%91%
Drama179%7%41%27%94%
Computer Science137%13%46%30%77%
Music116%5%73%33%100%
Astronomy84%0%38%29%100%
Chinese74%1%71%75%100%
German42%5%33%
Italian32%0%53%
Russian21%0%87%
Modern Greek11%0%33%
Portuguese11%0%50%
Arabic11%1%47%
Japanese11%0%53%
Persian11%0%77%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies1710%
Music Technology (Electronic)85%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolSouthwarkEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study389
— of whom A level students1741,360261,341
Average A level gradeB+BB-
Average points per A level entry43.4938.7935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+BB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects37%21%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics6638%31%
Psychology5733%23%
English Literature5431%11%
History3520%13%
Geography3420%10%
Sociology3017%13%
Chemistry2313%17%
Economics2313%13%
Media Studies2213%4%
Biology2112%20%
Fine Art1710%3%
Physics169%12%
Further Mathematics148%5%
Spanish137%2%
Religious Studies127%4%
Politics127%6%
Computer Science106%5%
Product Design85%2%
Film Studies74%2%
French74%1%
Italian0%
Photography3%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Drama2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)3822%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1710%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)148%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Southwark

Ark All Saints Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 568 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2

Ark Globe Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils

87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4

Ark Walworth Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 973 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3

Bacon's College

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,025 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.