Address: Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London Area SE21 7LD
Website: www.dulwich.org.uk
Founded: 1619
Number of Pupils: 1609
Ages: 7-18
Fees: Termly Fees for 2023-2024: Day place: £8,231; full boarding: £17,182; weekly boarding: £16,108.
Head Teacher: Dr Joe Spence
Religious Affiliation: Church of England, but welcomes all denominations
Entrance Procedure: An academically selective school. Examinations in English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning are followed by an invitation to interview if the required standard is achieved
Contact: Registrar, Sarah Betts: 020 8299 9263
Email: [email protected] (Mrs Sarah Betts)
School Visits: Open Days as follows:

Junior School Open Days (Years 3, 4 and 5 entry)

The Junior School Open Days during the Michaelmas Term will be ticketed events and can be booked online.

The Admissions team are always happy to talk to families on the phone and to answer any individual queries regarding the application process.

The website is updated regularly so please do look at it to capture a flavour of what life at Dulwich College Junior School could be like for your son https://www.dulwich.org.uk/admissions/years-3-4-and-5-entry

Open Morning

Saturday 23 September 2023, two sessions starting at 9.30am and 11.15am

You will be able to see the Junior School in action with tour guides from Years 5 and 6 and then the Senior School with guides from the Senior School. Dr Joe Spence, The Master, and Dr Toby Griffiths, Head of Junior School, will be speaking during the morning.

Open Afternoon

Wednesday 11 October 2023, 1.30pm to 3.30pm

The Open Afternoon is for parents and boys considering entry to Year 3 and 5 for September 2024. You will get a tour of the Junior School with members of staff and a chance to talk to Junior School pupils and seeing them in class too.  Dr Toby Griffiths, Head of Junior School, will be speaking about entry into the Junior School and the value of a Dulwich Education.

Tours

The Head of the Junior School leads tours for up to seven sets of parent on some Wednesday and Friday mornings. The visits are an excellent opportunity to see the Junior School at work and to discuss the details of the entry procedure. To reserve a place please contact the Registrar, Mrs Cara Norfolk on 020 8299 8432 or by email [email protected].

Year 7 Open Mornings

We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the College campus. Visits will be for families looking for entry to Year 7 in 2024. Families looking for entry to Year 7 in 2025 will have the opportunity to visit in the summer or Michaelmas term of 2024.

The Admissions team are always happy to talk to families on the phone and to answer any individual queries regarding the application process.

Please do look at the website to capture a flavour of what life at Dulwich College could be like for your sons  https://www.dulwich.org.uk/admissions/year-7-entry

Open Morning Dates

Tuesday 12 September 2023, arrival time 10.30am

Friday 22 September 2023, arrival time 10.30am

Thursday 12 October 2023, arrival time 10.30am

Dr Joe Spence, The Master, and Miss Fran Cooke, Head of Lower School will speak at 10.45am and afterwards their pupils will take you on a tour of the College. There will be light refreshments at the end and the admissions team will be able to answer individual questions. The events will finish by 12.30pm.

Saturday 7 October 2023, arrival times 8.45am, 10.15am or 11.30am

Dr Joe Spence, The Master, will be speaking at 9.00am, 10.30am and 11.45am. All academic subjects and co-curricular activities will be showcased throughout the morning.

Booking a place for any of the Open Days is essential https://www.dulwich.org.uk/admissions/year-7-entry

Mid-week Lower School Tours

Tuesday 2 May 2023, arrival time 9.45am

Tuesday 9 May 2023, arrival time 9.45am

Tuesday 23 May 2023, arrival time 9.45am

Miss Fran Cooke, Head of Lower School, will take a group of 5 families on a tour during the school day which will last approximately one hour.

These tours are only for families who are considering Year 7 in September 2024.

Reserve a place here

To use the Admissions Portal to register for an event form you will need to set up a user account.

Year 9 Open Afternoons

We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the College campus. Visits will be for families looking for entry to Year 9 in 2026 via deferred entry or late entry to Year 9 in 2024.

Families looking for entry to Year 9 in 2027 via deferred entry or late entry to Year 9 in 2025 will have the opportunity to visit in the summer or Michaelmas term of 2024. Please look at our website at the end of March 2024 for dates and the link to book a place.

Open Afternoon Dates

Tuesday 9 May 2023, arrival time 2.15pm

Wednesday 13 September 2023, arrival time 2.15pm

Tuesday 26 September 2023, arrival time 2.15pm

Dr Joe Spence, The Master, and Mr Sameer Tanna, Head of Middle School will be speaking at 2.25pm and afterwards our pupils will take you on a tour of the College. There will be light refreshments at the end and the admissions team will be able to answer individual questions. The events will finish by 4pm.

The Curriculum

Our aim is to develop the natural talents and abilities of each boy, giving them the opportunity to excel in every aspect of life. We seek to provide a secure yet challenging environment, which encourages participation, curiosity and enquiry.

Games & the Arts

An appreciation of all things creative is in our DNA. Echoing the spirit of their South London ancestors, boys seize every opportunity to get involved in drama productions boasting high standards and excellent facilities including our own Edward Alleyn Theatre. Our artists are curious, courageous and original which enlivens and complements the academic life of the college in a way that exists beyond the art studios. Confidence, resilience, teamwork, leadership are the values we promote through sport and PE. Every Dulwich boy is encouraged to try as many different sports as possible

Pastoral Care

Our pioneering wellbeing programme underpins school life. Designed to promote self knowledge and build emotional intelligence, boys learn about physical and emotional wellbeing. The programme comprises six strands: emotional health, spiritual health, physical health, living in community, healthy living and preparation for the future.

Scholarships and Bursaries Available

Head Teacher’s Philosophy

‘Every pupil at Dulwich leaves having had their horizons widened ready to embrace everything that life offers; Sir Ernest Shackleton and Chiwetel Ejiofor would, I might dare to suggest, approve.’

Our principal objectives are:

• to ensure that all our pupils feel equally secure and valued;
• to offer academic challenges that enable all pupils to realise their potential;
• to provide sporting, cultural, charitable and adventurous engagement for all our pupils to enjoy and through which they can learn to work co-operatively and to lead;
• to nurture a supportive community that encourages a sense of social responsibility

Outstanding Characteristics

Committed to learning beyond the curriculum as an integral part of its academic and co-curricular excellence, this day and boarding community nurtures curiosity, spiritual and personal development and a sense of social responsibility. Situated in 70 acres, yet only 12 minutes by train from central London, the college enjoys outstanding academic, co-curricular and sporting facilities, including The Laboratory, a 2017 RIBA National Award-winning Science and Arts building. There has also been an ambitious refurbishment of thecollege’s iconic Grade II* listed Barry Buildings and surrounding landscaping. In 2019 Dulwich College celebrated its 400th anniversary with a programme of events and activities that reflect its approach as thoroughly modern and absolutely traditional. With over 10,000 alumni and a network of ten International schools, pupils joining Dulwich College will enjoy a truly global network of lifelong friendships.