Gildredge House
Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8AB
1,169 pupils · 95% of 1,232 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GILDREDGE HOUSE FREE SCHOOL
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 October 2024, published 10 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 51 | 139 | 58 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 93 | 356 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 91 | 185 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 84 | 341 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 76 | 143 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 88 | 87 | 351 | 88 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 65 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 82 | 298 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Cavendish School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hailsham Academy 10.8 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- The Gatwick School 51.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bohunt Horsham 53.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy 57.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School 62.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.