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Gad's Hill School

Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA

Independent school for ages 3–16 in Rochester. Mixed intake.

Gad's Hill School is a non-selective independent school near Rochester, Kent, for boys and girls aged 3 to 16, with nursery classes. The October 2024 ISI inspection found standards and safeguarding standards met.

The school says it is set in the former family home of Charles Dickens in Higham, retaining the Grade I listed Gad's Hill Place while using facilities including a theatre, refectory and sports hall opened in 2013.

Ages 3–16 · All-through
357 pupils · On roll
Independent school · Mixed

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Primary applications close on 15 January 2027; secondary applications close on 31 October 2026. Sign in and create a planner to keep the deadline and school visits together. See Kent’s deadlines and how to apply →