Dulwich College
Other independent school · Mixed · Southwark
Dulwich Common, London, SE21 7LD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,923
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Robert Milne
- Address
- Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, SE21 7LD
- Phone
- 02086933601
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Dulwich Wood · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100861
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
1,923 pupils · 1,950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 15.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.97 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.92 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 17 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 241 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 48.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 61.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 246 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 125 | 92% | 99% | 99% | |
| Design & Technology | 78 | 99% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 54 | 91% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 39 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 33 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 23 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 18 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 13 | 92% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Russian | 7 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Greek | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 30% | 71% | 85% | |
| Economics | 101 | 23% | 64% | 87% | |
| Physics | 79 | 37% | 73% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 75 | 32% | 69% | 91% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 68 | 35% | 66% | 82% | |
| History | 59 | 17% | 58% | 93% | |
| English Literature | 41 | 51% | 76% | 98% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 27% | 62% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 32% | 80% | 92% | |
| French | 21 | 29% | 76% | 90% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 10% | 14% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 12 | 92% | 92% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12019: Dulwich College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 35 |
| Offers | 8 |
| Success rate | 23% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.