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Gildredge House

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Free school

Compton Place Road, Eastbourne BN20 8AB · gildredgehouse.org.uk · 01323 400650

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.7
average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,169
95% of 1,232 places
Local authority
East Sussex
Sixth form
No
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19%
First language not English
17.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Gildredge House Free School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 75 (Places 84)75September 2023: 82 (Places 90)82September 2024: 87 (Places 88)87September 2025: 84 (Places 90)84September 2026: 93 (Places 90)93Places 90
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202690931▲74%
September 2025Sept 202590840.976%
September 2024Sept 20248887174%
September 2023Sept 202390820.977%
September 2022Sept 202284750.985%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade B- (37.1 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

22/2323/2424/252022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●60%62%
▼2%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●103105
Grammar and spelling●104105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 47.7 (England 46.5)47.72018/19: 48.6 (England 46.7)48.62021/22: 46.4 (England 48.8)46.42022/23: 47.3 (England 46.3)47.32023/24: 48.0 (England 45.9)48.02024/25: 46.7 (England 46.0)46.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.746.0
●45.3%45.4%
▲71.6%64.8%
▼25.7%40.5%
●4.084.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form10.3−3
Sixth form college38.4+17.4
Further education42.5−10.6
Other education2.7−0.8
Apprenticeship2.1−1.4
Employment0.7−2.1
Not in a lasting destination2.1−0.7
Activity not captured1.4—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

16/1717/1818/192016/17: 32.0 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 37.1 (England 32.9)B-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
13 studentsB- (37.1)Average +0.24
15 studentsB- (37.1)Average +0.25
33.3%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1866C+ (34.9)-0.12
2016/1742C+ (32)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/23
Left in 2022/23Since 2021/22
University48.8−7.6
Further and other education12.2+4.5
Further education4.9—
Other education7.3—
Apprenticeship4.9−2.8
Employment24.4+1.3
Not in a lasting destination7.3+4.7
Activity not captured2.4−0.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Gildredge House on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (216 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
216
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 60 parents (28%) with SEND

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