The Gatwick School
Crawley, RH10 9TP · West Sussex · all-through school
34th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex we can score, 40 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 916 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.3/10 among them, against 1.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 30.4 · 18 | 30% | 0.54 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.42 · 20 | 25% | 0.49 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.7 · 20 | 10% | 0.20 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted (inspected 2024-06). In 2024/25, 30.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.7, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.42 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than nationally matched peers. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.3 out of 10 among them, against 1.9 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join homework, STEM, debating, languages, Eco, and student leadership clubs, plus mindfulness sessions. Sports include football, netball, and basketball, while arts cover choir, band, and creative writing. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.
Getting in. With 846 pupils in a school with 1020 places, there are 174 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific strategies are used to improve Progress 8 scores for students from similar backgrounds? How does the after-school club integrate with the curriculum to support learning?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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