The Gatwick School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
141038
Address
23 Gatwick Road, RH10 9TP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
885 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
28.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.3%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.3%
Other White 12.2%
Mixed 10.9%
Unclassified 6%
Indian 5.8%
Other Asian 3.7%
Pakistani 3.4%
Other 2.8%
African 2.6%
Other Black 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.3
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 48%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
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
Art & DesignGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE47
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
DanceGCSE7
English LanguageGCSE112
English LiteratureGCSE111
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE56
FrenchGCSE1
GeographyGCSE53
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Gatwick School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
39
21
18
Year 1
37
20
17
Year 2
41
21
20
Year 3
46
25
21
Year 4
41
22
19
Year 5
58
23
35
Year 6
52
29
23
Year 7
112
62
50
Year 8
116
59
57
Year 9
116
61
55
Year 10
115
55
60
Year 11
112
53
59
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
88.5%
86.5%
Further education
33.0%
37.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
15.0%
28.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
40.0%
20.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.2%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.4%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022