The Charles Dickens School
2 live vacanciesBroadstairs · Kent
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About The Charles Dickens School
The Charles Dickens School is a secondary academy in Broadstairs, Kent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 3 member schools: 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Kent. Regions: South East. — from the BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST public record.
The Charles Dickens School is a secondary academy in Broadstairs, Kent, part of BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 2 live vacancies on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- The Charles Dickens School
- Address
- Broadstairs Road
- Postcode
- CT10 2RL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Thanet
- URN (official identifier)
- 144015
- Establishment number
- 4016
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 1117
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1104
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BARTON COURT ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kristy Harrison
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 28 Mar 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.cds.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01843862988
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Charles Dickens School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,117 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.5% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 20.3% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 8.6% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for The Charles Dickens School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 24 May 2023
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 14 Jul 2019
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Read reportInspected as The Charles Dickens School (URN 118910)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 9 May 2016
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Read reportInspected as The Charles Dickens School (URN 118910)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 12 Jan 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Charles Dickens School (URN 118910)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 4 Nov 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Charles Dickens School (URN 118910)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jun 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Charles Dickens School (URN 118910)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Jul 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Charles Dickens School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.7% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Charles Dickens School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £532,400 for 484 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 43.3% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £476 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Charles Dickens School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,117 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,146,000 £8,188 per pupil | £7,940 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £8,157,000 £7,303 per pupil | £7,561 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,876,000 £4,365 per pupil · 59.8% | £4,395 · 58.1% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,128,000 £1,010 per pupil · 13.8% | £699 · 9.2% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £33,000 £30 per pupil · 0.4% | £104 · 1.4% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £33,000 £30 per pupil · 0.4% | £83 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £989,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,221,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,833 per pupil, supply and agency £86 per pupil — spending up £470 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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