The Charles Dickens School is a secondary school located in Broadstairs. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Website: www.cds.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01843862988
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Warren Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144015

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1104
Number of Pupils: 1113
Number of Boys: 528
Number of Girls: 585

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -1.09 to -0.71
Of the 185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 178 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:14%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton Junior School
Upton Junior School, Edge End Road , CT10 2AH
4out of 4 511 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs
Rumfields Road , CT10 2PW
3out of 4 707 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs , CT10 2BA
3out of 4 729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mildred's Primary Infant School
St Mildred's Avenue , CT10 2BX
4out of 4 886 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School
Grange Road , St Peter's CT10 3EP
3out of 4 1,314 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RL
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dane Court Grammar School
Broadstairs Road , CT10 2RT
4out of 4 272 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Royal Harbour Academy
Newlands Lane , CT12 6RH
1out of 4 1,711 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Chatham Street , CT11 7PS
3out of 4 2,996 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EKC Group
Ramsgate Road , CT10 1PN
- not rated 1,273 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's Church of England Foundation School
Westwood Road , CT10 2LH
3out of 4 989 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haddon Dene School
57 Gladstone Road , CT10 2HY
- not rated 726 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wellesley House
114 Ramsgate Road , Broadstairs CT10 2DG
- not rated 773 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
KMS Kent Ltd
The Street , Womenswold CT4 6HE
- not rated 1,300 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cross Keys Learning
Suite 182 The Lead Centre , Dane Valley Road CT10 3JJ
- not rated 1,300 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Foreland Fields School
Newlands Lane , CT12 6RH
3out of 4 1,446 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.