Gildredge House
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–16 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Not published
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Gildredge House is an all-through school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 4–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Gildredge House catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 58 offers, which works out at 0.9 first choices per offer.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 50 went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place; 8 went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 1 October 2024, was Not judged; of the 8 nearest other schools in East Sussex, 6 have no current grade and 2 are Good.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8AB
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils strive to uphold the school’s core values of ASPIRE (Ambition, Support, Perseverance, Integrity, Reflection and Empathy).”
- “Pupils treat each other with courtesy and respect, understanding the importance of inclusivity.”
- “Pupils feel safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “Where parts of the curriculum are still new, the school’s approaches to check that pupils are learning all that they can is not precise enough.”
- “This is not the case in every classroom.”
- “This does mean some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 93 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 69 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Eastbourne College 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Cavendish School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The South Downs School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- St Andrew's Prep 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Anderida Learning Centre 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bede's Prep School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Summerdown School 1.6 mi Not judged
- The Lindfield School 2.2 mi Standards maintained