The Charles Dickens School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Broadstairs (Kent).
Attainment 8
42.8
▼ 3.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
29.5%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.2%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.7
▲ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
42.5%
▲ 15pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
7.5%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
101%
1,117 / 1,104 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first36 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Dane Court Grammar School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,152 | Good, 2022 |
| Upton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 515 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Bromstone Primary School, BroadstairsFoundation | 0.4 mi | Primary | 407 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BroadstairsAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 151 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Wellesley Haddon Dene SchoolOther independent | 0.4 mi | Independent | 156 | - |
| St Mildred's Primary Infant SchoolFoundation | 0.5 mi | Primary | 269 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolFoundation | 0.6 mi | All-through | 1,590 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 360 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Callis Grange Nursery and Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 291 | Good, 2022 |
| EKC GroupFurther education | 0.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Cross Keys LearningOther independent special | 0.8 mi | Special | 29 | - |
| Maple Tree Primary SchoolOther independent special | 0.8 mi | Special | 9 | - |
| Foreland Fields SchoolFoundation special | 0.9 mi | Special | 295 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Stone Bay SchoolFoundation special | 1.0 mi | Special | 108 | Good, 2024 |
| Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 210 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Newlands Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 257 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Dame Janet Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 291 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| St Lawrence College Junior SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 130 | - |
| Life Skills EnterpriseOther independent special | 1.4 mi | Special | 17 | - |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Northdown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 302 | Good, 2021 |
| Small Haven SchoolOther independent special | 1.5 mi | Special | 35 | - |
| Enterprise Learning AlliancePupil referral unit | 1.5 mi | Alternative provision | - | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Liberty CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.5 mi | Primary | 409 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| The Royal Harbour AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,045 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| Laleham Gap SchoolFoundation special | 1.6 mi | Special | 253 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Anthony's SchoolFoundation special | 1.6 mi | Special | 110 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,334 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Drapers Mills Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 246 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| St Laurence in Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 120 | Good, 2024 |
| Priory Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 124 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Cliftonville Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 845 | Good, 2024 |
| Ellington Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 155 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Newington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 692 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Palm Bay Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 407 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income4
Employment3
Education and skills5
Health3
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment8
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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