# The Charles Dickens School

The Charles Dickens School is a Secondary school for ages 11 to 18 in Broadstairs, Kent, with 1,117 pupils.

## Term dates


We do not yet hold term dates for The Charles Dickens School. This establishment sets its own term dates rather than following the local authority calendar.

## Ofsted

Overall effectiveness **Good** at the inspection of 28 March 2023, under the framework Ofsted used before September 2025. Not reinspected since.

Report: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/144015
## Facts

- **URN:** 144015
- **UKPRN:** 10062895
- **Type:** Academy sponsor led
- **Phase:** Secondary
- **Ages:** 11–18
- **Pupils:** 1,117
- **Capacity:** 1,104
- **Trust:** Barton Court Academy Trust (https://schooldates.co.uk/trust/barton-court-academy-trust)
- **Local authority:** Kent (https://schooldates.co.uk/council/kent)
- **Address:** Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
- **Coordinates:** 51.360856, 1.422124
- **Website:** https://www.cds.kent.sch.uk
- **Opened:** 1 March 2017

## Provenance

- **Source:** Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education
- **As at:** 1 September 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://schooldates.co.uk/school/charles-dickens-school-broadstairs

## Licensing

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