Gad's Hill School
Gad's Hill School in Higham, Kent, England, was formerly Gads Hill Place, the country home of Charles Dickens. It became an independent school for day pupils in 1924.
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| Coordinates | 51°24′40″N 0°27′28″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
Charles 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 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
As 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
In 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
- "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.
- "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.
