The Gatwick School
All-through schoolThe Gatwick School is a all-through school in Crawley, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 861 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at The Gatwick School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Gatwick School was 44.0, against 42.2 in Crawley and 46.2 in England.
42.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Crawley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 42.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.3% | 36.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 58.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 111 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Forge Wood Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Hazelwick SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Milton Mount Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Amberley Court SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Crawley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).