The Gatwick School

Crawley · RH10 9TP

General information All-through School · 4-16 years Who goes here 861 pupils, 21.4% FSM

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The Gatwick School

General Information

Address: 23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9TP – View on map
Phone: 01293538779
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr David Marillat
Age range: 4-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 23 families put it first for 61 places – 4 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 11 of the 61 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 5 · 2024 4 · 2025 4 · 2026 4
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 25 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 25 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 6 · 2024 7 · 2025 5 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

861 pupils out of 1020 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 184
% eligible for free school meals: 21.4%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Crawley average)
English as an additional language: 33% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 24.2% a year (Crawley 18.6%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 24% moved to another school, 76% 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 West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 72 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 52 (1.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 39 (0.8 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 West 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: 9.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.0%
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: 14.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 26 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

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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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 39.7
Compared with the area: 4.0 points below the Crawley average (43.7)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−9.8 points against an expected 49.5)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 53% (Crawley 60%, England 65%) Improving
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 schoolCrawley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 4.9 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4.0 points below the Crawley average (43.7).

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.

5th of 6 all-through schools in Crawley for Attainment 8

#3Oriel High School45.4
#4Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley41.7
#5The Gatwick School39.7
#6Thomas Bennett Community College33.1

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Hazelwick School50.2
#2St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley45.5
#3Oriel High School45.4
#4Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley41.7
#5The Gatwick School39.7
#6Thomas Bennett Community College33.1

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 93.0%
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
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
Business Studies
Geography
History
Spanish
Statistics
Physics (General)
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Psychology (General)
Computer Science
Food Technology
D & T
Sociology
Art & Design
Photography
Dance: General
Speech & Drama
Polish
Russian
Music Studies (General)
French Language
Urdu

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: 59% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Crawley average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 50% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 80% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 57 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

This schoolCrawley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 11 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points below the Crawley average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 14th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Milton Mount Primary School62%
=14Gossops Green Primary59%
=14The Gatwick School59%
#16Three Bridges Primary School53%
=17Desmond Anderson Primary Academy51%

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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

#1Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School85%
=2Hilltop Primary School79%
=2Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley79%
=4Broadfield Primary Academy77%
=4Seymour Primary School77%
#6The Mill Primary Academy76%
#7The Oaks Primary School & Nursery72%
#8Langley Green Primary69%
#9St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley67%
#10The Bewbush Academy64%
=11Maidenbower Junior School63%
=11Waterfield Primary School63%
#13Milton Mount Primary School62%
=14Gossops Green Primary59%
=14The Gatwick School59%
#16Three Bridges Primary School53%
=17Desmond Anderson Primary Academy51%
=17Forge Wood Primary School51%
#19St Andrew's CofE Primary School48%
=20Northgate Primary School47%
=20West Green Primary School47%
#22Southgate Primary45%

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6th of 7 all-through schools in Crawley for Ofsted rating

#4Oriel High SchoolGood
#5St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyGood
#6The Gatwick SchoolGood
#7Thomas Bennett Community CollegeGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hazelwick SchoolOutstanding
#2Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyGood
#3Ifield Community CollegeGood
#4Oriel High SchoolGood
#5St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyGood
#6The Gatwick SchoolGood
#7Thomas Bennett Community CollegeGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,337 (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 7 all-through schools in Crawley for spending per pupil

#3Thomas Bennett Community College£7,879
#4Hazelwick School£7,512
#5The Gatwick School£7,337
#6St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley£7,336
#7Ifield Community College£1,839

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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

#1Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley£7,955
#2Oriel High School£7,952
#3Thomas Bennett Community College£7,879
#4Hazelwick School£7,512
#5The Gatwick School£7,337
#6St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley£7,336
#7Ifield Community College£1,839

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across West 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

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered