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.

Gad's Hill School
Location
Higham
,
Kent
,
ME3 7PA

England
Coordinates51°24′40″N 0°27′28″E
Information
TypeIndependent school
Co-educational
Day school
MottoFirst to thine own self be true
Established1924
Local authorityKent
HeadmasterPaul K Savage
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 16
Enrolment315
HousesHaig, Wellington, Beatty
Websitewww.gadshill.org

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
  1. "GADS HILL SCHOOL". Companies House. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. "Charles Dickens' Kent home to open to the public". BBC News. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report: Gad's Hill School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. "Gad's Hill School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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