The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 4DD
This school is closed (it closed in July 2024).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mrs Sue Wade
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 29
- URN
- 142568
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
The GFC School was an independent school in Gillingham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 29 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The GFC School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2015, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | 16.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 |
Trends over time
How The GFC 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 29 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 9
Location
Nearby schools
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Will Adams Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Gillingham
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Rivermead School0.6 miles
Academies · Gillingham
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Alchemy School0.6 miles
Special schools · Gillingham
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Hospital and Medical Tuition Service0.9 miles
Other types · Gillingham
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Danecourt School1.0 miles
Academies · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The GFC School teach?
- The GFC School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was an independent school in Gillingham.
- Has The GFC School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The GFC School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The GFC School?
- The GFC School had 29 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are The GFC School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The GFC 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 8 August 2024.