School Summary

Dulwich College


Boys: 1773
Girls: 90
Total Pupils: 1863
Opened: 01-01-1908
Ofsted:
Master: J A F Spence
Dulwich College
Dulwich Common
London

SE21 7LD
Telephone: 02086933601
Website: https://www.dulwich.org.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Dulwich Wood
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Southwark
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Easting: 533191
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EstablishmentName: Dulwich College
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GOR (name): London
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Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: J A F
HeadLastName: Spence
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Master
HeadTitle (name): Dr
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LA (name): Southwark
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LastChangedDate: 20-12-2022
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NumberOfBoys: 1773
NumberOfGirls: 90
NumberOfPupils: 1863
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Dulwich and West Norwood
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Postcode: SE21 7LD
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
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SchoolCapacity: 1950
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SchoolWebsite: www.dulwich.org.uk
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
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StatutoryHighAge: 19
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Street: Dulwich Common
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TelephoneNum: 02086933601
Town: London
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UKPRN: 10015447
UPRN: 200003434062
URN: 100861
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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rating: 4.2
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reviews: [{"publishTime":"2018-04-06T19:19:26Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","author":"mehtab haidry","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107537285597588426064\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTzfX-xrTeD36e32u7emOBHVF3Sp_Trh9skWBbr0-kq9ks=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba6","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Beautifully constructed building with green surrounding. I enjoyed a walk in the ground.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Beautifully constructed building with green surrounding. I enjoyed a walk in the ground.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2021-10-30T14:57:26Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","author":"GuidingRegent81","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109391346264621853859\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQZmwFR7ETktVQcRUa13eHn38JKWLqb4kVLHMrv2FC3a8g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba6","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My work has brought me to this college. My first visit on a real English college, one that has lot of history behind. Beautiful architecture, plenty of green grounds: football field, rugby. Today is Saturday, no students around, so this place it feel really peaceful now, although the south circular gets right by the front entrance, it makes me feel like I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m outside of London.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My work has brought me to this college. My first visit on a real English college, one that has lot of history behind. Beautiful architecture, plenty of green grounds: football field, rugby. Today is Saturday, no students around, so this place it feel really peaceful now, although the south circular gets right by the front entrance, it makes me feel like I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m outside of London.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2021-07-17T22:56:22Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","author":"Danny Thompson","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101113095123669248638\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTM1Mm-qrFf34YCnPszcHfr5VJ5NVmHlO7mf4XpIO44eQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Beautiful Place to have a event. Just been to a Wedding. Chapel only 3 min walk from the reception area. Would recommend in a heartbeat.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Beautiful Place to have a event. Just been to a Wedding. Chapel only 3 min walk from the reception area. Would recommend in a heartbeat.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2018-01-31T08:54:03Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","author":"Peter Vautier","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110755983923891303733\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTA9tsw_WlstBhX3OCECuylcdA9xHhICQcXDzpcZ5iORQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My son is here, and I am really impressed by the professionalism of the staff. Things happen, things go wrong but the staff do their utmost to protect the children and address any issues that arise. There is an emphasis on growing the boys as well rounded individuals as well as academic performance which I think is missing in some of the other top schools. There are a lot of after school clubs which the kids can join which allows them to learn stuff outside the curriculum too. The grounds themselves are absolutely beautiful which I think is important when your son lives in the inner city. The school meals are amazing and free for the first two years. I think my son liked them a little too much at first, but the sports programme helped keep that in check. Finally, I was a bit worried about snobbery, but from what my son says, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s very little of that going on there.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son is here, and I am really impressed by the professionalism of the staff. Things happen, things go wrong but the staff do their utmost to protect the children and address any issues that arise. There is an emphasis on growing the boys as well rounded individuals as well as academic performance which I think is missing in some of the other top schools. There are a lot of after school clubs which the kids can join which allows them to learn stuff outside the curriculum too. The grounds themselves are absolutely beautiful which I think is important when your son lives in the inner city. The school meals are amazing and free for the first two years. I think my son liked them a little too much at first, but the sports programme helped keep that in check. Finally, I was a bit worried about snobbery, but from what my son says, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s very little of that going on there.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2013-07-16T20:59:33Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","author":"Floyd Turbo","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105076855402315687934\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTteKjQkM79WxsUvtl4-LLEtR-rD_TVIOxykti9J5qDhk=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":4,"text":{"text":"I went here from 1968 until 1971 (I was born in 1960). It's a good school and has a nice campus. The one thing that I would consider unfortunate is the way the fees have gone up. It now costs 34,000 pounds a year for a full boarding student. Forty years ago it was about 900 pounds a year which was about 17% of my Dad's take-home pay. At current costs a years fees are about 60% of our family income (my Wife works, unlike my Mom). It is sad that I can't afford to send my kids to the place where I went to school, and probably means that the current pupils are more likely to be upper class rather than middle class.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went here from 1968 until 1971 (I was born in 1960). It's a good school and has a nice campus. The one thing that I would consider unfortunate is the way the fees have gone up. It now costs 34,000 pounds a year for a full boarding student. Forty years ago it was about 900 pounds a year which was about 17% of my Dad's take-home pay. At current costs a years fees are about 60% of our family income (my Wife works, unlike my Mom). It is sad that I can't afford to send my kids to the place where I went to school, and probably means that the current pupils are more likely to be upper class rather than middle class.","languageCode":"en"}}]
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