My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
41%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
1%The Charles Dickens School
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
CT10 2RL / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
42.5
Attainment 8
76%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 42.5
- Progress 8
- 0.22
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 28.6%
76% of parents would recommend this school
153 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
40%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
43%Agree
39%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
14%Agree
10%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%Not applicable
55%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
59%Agree
32%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
41%Agree
14%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
3%Not applicable
16%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
25%No
75%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 38 parents
Strongly agree
18%Agree
28%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
33%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
49%Agree
36%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
38%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
47%Agree
39%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
43%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
45%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
38%Agree
31%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
8%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
76%No
24%19.1% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
19.1%
SEN support
2.5%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 6.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.6%
82.2% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 82.2%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.3:1
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 26.23%
- English as additional language
- 8.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 96.9%
- White
- 89.7%
- Mixed
- 4.9%
- Asian
- 1.1%
- Black
- 2.3%
- Other
- 1.3%
White British82.9%
Other White6.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Other Mixed2%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
White & Asian0.7%
White & Black African0.6%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Other Asian0.4%
Chinese0.2%
Indian0.1%
Caribbean1.6%
African0.6%
Other Black0.1%