- The school was founded in 2000 with the aim of providing a high-quality state alternative to Dulwich’s private schools.
- It occupies the former site of Dulwich High School for Boys (formerly William Penn School), which closed in 1999.
- The Charter School Trust opened a second school in East Dulwich in 2016 and now comprises nine schools, from primary to secondary.
- While the site has limited sporting facilities, Charter pupils can use the pool at the neighbouring independent school James Allen's Girls' School, and has links with local sports clubs and the Herne Hill velodrome.
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