The Gatwick School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · West Sussex
23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9TP
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 01/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
27.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
861
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer
44
Places offered
57
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 24 | 24 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 6 | ● 35% |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Marillat
- Address
- 23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9TP
- Phone
- 01293538779
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Three Bridges · Crawley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141038
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST
861 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
01 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 934 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 4% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 59% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 112 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 12% | 35% | 60% | |
| English Language | 111 | 14% | 41% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 108 | 8% | 43% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 102 | 11% | 34% | 42% | |
| Combined Science | 84 | 2% | 14% | 32% | |
| Business | 50 | 8% | 38% | 56% | |
| Geography | 47 | 9% | 38% | 51% | |
| History | 46 | 11% | 37% | 52% | |
| Social Studies | 39 | 3% | 41% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 26% | 37% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 23% | 27% | 37% | |
| Statistics | 26 | 31% | 88% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.