Gildredge House

Free schools · Primary school · Eastbourne, East Sussex
BN20 8AB
Composite score
41.3

About Gildredge House

Gildredge House is an all-through school in Eastbourne, East Sussex, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 1,168 pupils aged 4 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 46.7, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Gildredge House ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 44% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Gildredge House does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#10,472
National rank
#1564
In South East
#97
In East Sussex
Top 71%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Gildredge House is an all-through school covering ages 4–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,398
National rank
#223
In South East
#11
In East Sussex
Top 44%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
46.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
45%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
72%
% EBacc grade 5+
12%
EBacc average points score
4.08

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,168 % FSM ever-6 18.8% % EAL 17.0% Age range 4–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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