The Gatwick School
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–16 · Crawley, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2018–2025 trend 🔒
The Gatwick School is an all-through school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Gatwick School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for both Reception and Year 7 in 2026; for Reception, places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception in 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- There were 861 pupils on roll in January 2026, with 21.4% eligible for free school meals and 15.3 pupils per teacher.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9TP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 861 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel part of ‘one big family’ in this ambitious and unique all-through school.”
- “They recognise the many recent positive changes that have been made.”
- “A refreshed culture of aspiration is now building pupils’ confidence and helping them to flourish in their learning.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that pupils have not achieved as well as they should in the past.”
- “Significant leadership and staff changes, as well as a previous lack of clarity around effective teaching approaches, have resulted in some pupils having large gaps in their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 59% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.7 | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 23 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 23 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 West Sussex.
- Amberley Court School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Serenity School Crawley 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manor Green College 1.8 mi Improved significantly
- Manor Green Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding
- Atelier21 Future School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Worth School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cottesmore School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brighton College Prep Handcross 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade