Gildredge House - The School Companion

Gildredge House

Eastbourne · BN20 8AB

General information All-through School · 4-16 years Who goes here 1169 pupils, 19% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Gildredge House

General Information

Address: Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8AB – View on map
Phone: 01323400650
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Craig Bull
Age range: 4-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 93 families put it first for 90 places – 10 for every 10 places. 74% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 51 families put it first for 58 places – 9 for every 10 places. 98% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 13 · 2025 15 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1169 pupils out of 1232 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 222
% eligible for free school meals: 19.0%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Eastbourne average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.1% a year (Eastbourne 16.2%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across East Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 82 (2.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 32 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in East Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 62 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 51 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 40 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 46.7
Compared with the area: 3.3 points above the Eastbourne average (43.4)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (−0.8 points against an expected 47.5)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 72% (Eastbourne 64%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolEastbourne averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3.3 points above the Eastbourne average (43.4).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

3rd of 6 all-through schools in Eastbourne for Attainment 8

#1St Catherine's College47.6
#2The Cavendish School47.3
#3Gildredge House46.7
#4Ratton School43.0
#5The Eastbourne Academy37.7

Click to see the full ranking

Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1St Catherine's College47.6
#2The Cavendish School47.3
#3Gildredge House46.7
#4Ratton School43.0
#5The Eastbourne Academy37.7
#6The Turing School34.6

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 94.0%
Went into further education: 90.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
History
Business Studies
Geography
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Biology
Art & Design
Sports Studies
Computer Science
Speech & Drama
Spanish
Photography
Music Studies (General)
French Language
German
Arabic
Religious Studies
Italian
Portuguese
Polish
Russian
Persian Language

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points above the Eastbourne average (57%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 61% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 61%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 72% · Maths 73% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 75%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

Year 6 SATs: 5th of 13 junior and primary schools in the area

#3Parkland Junior School68%
#4Stafford Junior School66%
#5Gildredge House60%
=6Oakwood Primary Academy57%
=6Tollgate Community Junior School57%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1The Cavendish School82%
#2St John's Meads Church of England Primary School71%
#3Parkland Junior School68%
#4Stafford Junior School66%
#5Gildredge House60%
=6Oakwood Primary Academy57%
=6Tollgate Community Junior School57%
#8The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School55%
=9Langney Primary Academy53%
=9Shinewater Primary School53%
#11Ocklynge Junior School52%
#12Heron Park Primary Academy41%
#13Bourne Primary School33%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,007 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 6 all-through schools in Eastbourne for spending per pupil

#3St Catherine's College£8,072
#4Ratton School£8,049
#5Gildredge House£7,007
#6The Cavendish School£6,577

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Eastbourne Academy£9,320
#2The Turing School£8,107
#3St Catherine's College£8,072
#4Ratton School£8,049
#5Gildredge House£7,007
#6The Cavendish School£6,577

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across East Sussex: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered