Gildredge House

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%. 98% of the families who made Gildredge House their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 20.3 pupils per teacher. 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 above.