Gildredge House

State-Funded School

gildredge-house-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN20 8ABPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Gildredge House is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 1,169 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,169

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,169
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Dec 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.