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Gildredge House[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–16

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 48.9 2025/26[2]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 60% 60% 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
48.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
50.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
15% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.16 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 46.7[6] 45.3%[6]
2023/24 48[4] 50.7%[4] +0.16[4]
2022/23 47.3[7] 47%[7] -0.21[7]
2021/22 46.4[8] 42%[8] -0.10[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2022/23[9]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
6.9% 2022/23[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2021/22 C+[11] 29.4%[11]
2018/19 B-[12] 33.3%[12]
2017/18 C+[13] 32.7%[13]
2016/17 C+[14] 17.6%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
60% 2024/25[3]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2% 2024/25[3]
Reading, average scaled score
105 2024/25[3]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 64%[15] 5%[15] 106[15] 105[15]
2022/23 60%[16] 3%[16] 105[16] 104[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
5% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
28% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
53% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[17]
Employment
2% 2022/23[17]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[18] 13%[18] 21%[18] 53%[18] 3%[18] 3%[18]
2020/21 96%[19] 23%[19] 28%[19] 37%[19] 3%[19] 3%[19]
2019/20 97%[20] 22%[20] 27%[20] 36%[20] 2%[20] 3%[20]
2018/19 94%[21] 22%[21] 14%[21] 39%[21] 1%[21] 3%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
88% 2020/21[22]
UK higher education
48% 2020/21[22]
Education
50% 2020/21[22]
Apprenticeship
2% 2020/21[22]
Employment
35% 2020/21[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2019/20 91%[23] 60%[23] 65%[23] 2%[23] 23%[23]
2018/19 92%[24] 50%[24] 58%[24] 0%[24] 33%[24]
2016/17 88%[25] 50%[25] 69%[25] 2%[25] 17%[25]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
70% 2019/20[26]
Top third of most selective universities
20% 2019/20[26]
Russell Group universities
13% 2019/20[26]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[26]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2018/19 70%[27] 20%[27] 10%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 91%[28] 44%[28] 38%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 Oct 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
10 Nov 2024[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
27 Nov 2018[30] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
356 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
93 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
90 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 341[31] 84[31] 90[31] 3.8[31] 0.9[31]
Entry Sept 2024 351[31] 87[31] 88[31] 4.0[31] 1.0[31]
Entry Sept 2023 298[31] 82[31] 90[31] 3.3[31] 0.9[31]
Entry Sept 2022 310[31] 75[31] 84[31] 3.7[31] 0.9[31]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
139 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
51 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
58 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 185[31] 91[31] 59[31] 3.1[31] 1.5[31]
Entry Sept 2024 143[31] 76[31] 58[31] 2.5[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2023 152[31] 65[31] 60[31] 2.5[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2022 184[31] 85[31] 60[31] 3.1[31] 1.4[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
4–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Capacity
1232[1]
Trust
GILDREDGE HOUSE FREE SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
www.gildredgehouse.org.uk[1]
District
Eastbourne[32]
Postcode
BN20 8AB[1]
URN
139796[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1168 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
17% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
16.4% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
1.5% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
18.8% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
70%[34]
Mixed
14.1%[34]
Asian
7.6%[34]
Black
3.9%[34]
Any other ethnic group
2%[34]
Unclassified
2.4%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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