Gad's Hill School

Gad's Hill School
Motto First to thine own self be true
Established 1924
Type Independent school
Co-educational
Day school
Headmaster Paul Savage
Location Higham
Kent
ME3 7PA
England
51°24′40″N 0°27′28″E / 51.4112°N 0.4579°E / 51.4112; 0.4579Coordinates: 51°24′40″N 0°27′28″E / 51.4112°N 0.4579°E / 51.4112; 0.4579
Local authority Kent
Students 301
Gender Coeducational
Ages 3–16
Houses Haig, Wellington, Beatty
Website www.gadshill.org

Gad's Hill School in Kent, England, was formerly Gads Hill Place, the country home of Charles Dickens. It became an independent school for day pupils in 1924.

School history

Charles Dickens died in what is now the school's dining room. 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 2018, 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]

Traditions

The evening before the Christmas holidays, the pupils and their families visit Rochester Cathedral to attend the annual Carol Concert. During this concert pupils read the Bible lesson, the school choir sings traditional carols and a pupil sings the first stanza of Once in Royal David's City.

References

  1. ↑ "GADS HILL SCHOOL". Companies House. Companies House. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Charles Dickens' Kent home to open to the public". BBC News. BBC. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report: Gad's Hill School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. 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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