Dulwich College
About Dulwich College
Dulwich College is a private boys’ school, so it doesn’t publish a Progress 8 score, but its headline sixth-form metrics stand well above the local state-school average. In Southwark, the average Progress 8 for state secondary schools is 0.46, a positive figure that indicates pupils typically make more progress than the national average. Dulwich College, however, operates in a different league entirely: its A-level students achieved an average of 47.92 points per entry, equivalent to a grade A-, and 58.6 per cent of entries were graded AAB or higher. The school’s value-added score of 0.19, with a confidence interval of 0.10 to 0.27, is classified as ‘above average’, meaning its sixth-formers leave with stronger results than their prior attainment would predict. That’s a clear contrast with the local state picture, where even the top-performing schools like The St Thomas the Apostle College (ranking score 1.45) are measured against a different baseline.
Key Details
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
16Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
SEN Pupil Breakdown
3
With EHC Plan
175
SEN Support
9.6% of pupils receive SEN support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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