How many pupils does The Charles Dickens School have?

The Charles Dickens School has 1,113 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of The Charles Dickens School?

The headteacher of The Charles Dickens School is Warren Smith.

What type of school is The Charles Dickens School?

The Charles Dickens School is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is The Charles Dickens School in?

The Charles Dickens School is in the Kent local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

The Charles Dickens School

Broadstairs Road, Thanet, Kent, CT10 2RL

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 March 2023). Last inspected 28 March 2023.

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1,113

Pupils

40.1%

Free school meals

1 March 2017

Opened

About this school

The Charles Dickens School is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Thanet, Kent. The school has 1,113 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 March 2023). Last inspected 28 March 2023. The Headteacher is Warren Smith. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 March 2017.

School details

Head: Warren Smith
Trust: BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Kent
Gender: Mixed
URN: 144015

Contact

01843862988 office@cds.kent.sch.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at The Charles Dickens School are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

42.5

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

+0.22

Progress 8 · 2023-24

29%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

56%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.42

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

18%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →