Gad's Hill School in Higham, Kent, England, is an independent school for day pupils, founded in 1924. It is set in the former Gads Hill Place, the country home of Charles Dickens.
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| Coordinates | 51°24′40″N 0°27′28″E / 51.4112°N 0.4579°E |
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| Type | Independent school Co-educational Day school |
| Motto | First to thine own self be true |
| Established | 1924 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Headmaster | Paul K Savage |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 3 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 315 |
| Houses | Haig, Wellington, Beatty |
| Website | www |
School history
editCharles Dickens died in what is now the school conservatory, but was formerly the school refectory. Cedric Charles Dickens, the author's great-grandson, was a governor of the school until his death in 2006. Marion Dickens, the author's great-great-granddaughter, is a former pupil of the school[citation needed] and, as of 2019, is a Director of the school company.[1]
As of 2013, the school was moving into purpose-built buildings in the grounds of the house.[2]
Inspection judgements
editAs of 2018, the school's most recent inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate was in 2017.[3] The school was judged to meet all the regulatory compliance standards and educational quality was judged as good.[3]
Academic performance
editIn 2017, the school's Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, compared to 46 for the local authority as a whole and 45 for England.[4]
References
edit- ^ "GADS HILL SCHOOL". Companies House. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Charles Dickens' Kent home to open to the public". BBC News. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report: Gad's Hill School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Gad's Hill School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 September 2018.