Gildredge House

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 27 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
139796
Address
Compton Place Road, BN20 8AB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1182 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
15.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.4%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64%
Mixed 13.2%
Other White 9%
Unclassified 3.7%
Indian 2.6%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.2
WritingWell below average-3.8
MathsBelow average-2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award1
Sports StudiesTechnical Award46
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)16
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE18
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE58
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Gildredge House

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
76
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
38
22
Year 1
58
33
25
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
60
31
29
Year 4
60
20
40
Year 5
60
27
33
Year 6
61
28
33
Year 7
150
69
81
Year 8
149
73
76
Year 9
144
64
80
Year 10
148
73
75
Year 11
147
69
78
Year 13
25
17
8
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
85.1%
86.5%
Further education
37.0%
37.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
23.0%
16.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
28.0%
30.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
48.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
10.2%
19.7%
Russell Group
13.0%
8.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.1%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020