The Gatwick School
23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9TP
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Marillat
- Sponsor
- Aurora Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 861
- URN
- 141038
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293538779
About this school
The Gatwick School is an all-through academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 861 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 53 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 42% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 55% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 60% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 114 | 111 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.8 | 37.4 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.94 -1.21 to -0.67 | -0.42 -0.69 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 27.9% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 55% | 52.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 34.2% | 21.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Gatwick School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.8 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 935 |
| 2023/24 | 885 |
| 2024/25 | 846 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Gatwick School compares
The Gatwick School ranked 33rd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 9.2% | 20.5% | 861 | — |
| Bohunt Horsham | 49.5 | 7.4% | 12.8% | 1,294 | 6.7 miles |
| Royal Alexandra and Albert School | 53.2 | 6.8% | 12% | 984 | 8.5 miles |
| Forge Wood Primary School | — | 5.6% | 18.6% | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| Hazelwick School | 50.2 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,913 | 0.9 miles |
| Milton Mount Primary School | — | 5.7% | 15.8% | 618 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 1 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report11 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.45%
- English as an additional language
- 32.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.15%
- Persistent absence
- 26.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bohunt Horsham6.7 miles
All-through · Horsham
-
Royal Alexandra and Albert School8.5 miles
All-through · Reigate
-
Forge Wood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Hazelwick School0.9 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Milton Mount Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
The Gatwick School ranks 14th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Crawley, and The Gatwick School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Crawley.
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Gatwick School teach?
- The Gatwick School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gatwick School?
- The headteacher of The Gatwick School is Mr David Marillat, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Gatwick School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gatwick School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Gatwick School?
- The Gatwick School has 861 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is The Gatwick School full?
- The Gatwick School has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 861 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Gatwick School a faith school?
- No. The Gatwick School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Gatwick School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Gatwick School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Gatwick School?
- The Gatwick School is part of AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Gatwick School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Gatwick School rank locally?
- The Gatwick School ranked 33rd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Gatwick School's absence rate?
- The Gatwick School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Gatwick School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Gatwick School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.