Inspection Reports

This page details the results of the two most recent inspections undertaken by the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s (ISI): the COMPLIANCE Inspection undertaken in November 2018; and the COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALITY Inspection undertaken in November 2014.

Compliance Inspection

This was a COMPLIANCE ONLY inspection and, as such, it reported only on the school’s compliance with standards, including Boarding.

The standards represent minimum requirements and judgements are given as met or as not met. No qualitative judgement was made.
This was not an inspection that included EDUCATIONAL QUALITY.

Dulwich College meets the standards in the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools 2015 and the associated requirements, and no further action was required as a result of the inspection.

The Quality and Standards of the Early Years Foundation Stage

For the Early Years Foundation Stage both Educational Quality and Standards are inspected. Early Years at DUCKS not only meets the requirements for the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and, in each category inspected, a judgement of ‘outstanding’ was reported.

The Regulatory Compliance Inspection Report

Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection

We are delighted to share the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s (ISI) reports following their visit to Dulwich College, Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS during November 2014.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is the body approved by the Department for Education for the purpose of inspecting schools belonging to Independent Schools Council (ISC) Associations and reporting on compliance with independent school regulations.

In summary, Dulwich College, Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS have been awarded ‘Excellent’ in every category, ‘Exceptional’ for 'the quality of pupils’ achievements and learning' for the senior school - the only category for which this grading can be given - and ‘Outstanding’ for the EYFS (Kindergarten, Nursery and Reception).

	Senior School (Years 7-13)	Junior School (Years 2-6)	DUCKS KS1 (Years 1&2)
The quality of pupils’ achievements and learning	Exceptional	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of curricular and extra-curricular provision	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of teaching	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of boarding	Excellent	N/A	N/A
The quality of governance	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of leadership	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of management	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
The quality of links with parents	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

	DUCKS EYFS * (Kindergarten, Nursery and Reception)
How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend	Outstanding
The contribution of the early years provision to children’s wellbeing	Outstanding
The leadership and management of the early years provision	Outstanding
The overall quality and standards of the early years provision	Outstanding

(* EYFS is inspected by ISI on behalf of Ofsted and therefore Ofsted grade descriptors are used)

The full ISI Inspection Reports

ISI Inspection Report Lower, Middle and Upper School January 2015

ISI Inspection Report Junior School January 2015

ISI Inspection Report DUCKS January 2015

Pupils display tolerance and respect for their own and other cultures and accept cultural diversity as the normISI Report Dulwich College | (Y7-13) Nov 2014

The attention given to the pupils’ welfare and support is meticulousDulwich College Junior School | ISI Report Nov 2014

Pupils are growing up surrounded by kindness in an enriching and nurturing environmentDUCKS | ISI Report Nov 2014