The Gatwick School

How places are decided at The Gatwick School

The Gatwick School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Gatwick School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Gatwick School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Gatwick School?

The Gatwick School has 861 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Gatwick School take?

The Gatwick School admits pupils aged 4 to 16.

Where is The Gatwick School located?

The Gatwick School is located in Crawley, RH10 9TP, West Sussex.

How do I apply to The Gatwick School?

The Gatwick School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.

How close do you need to live to get into The Gatwick School?

Distance did not decide places at The Gatwick School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at The Gatwick School?

When The Gatwick School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Highest priority to looked after children in England, previously looked after children in England, and children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (or a similar order). Applications must be accompanied by supporting evidence (e.g. a signed letter from the child's social worker, an adoption or special guardianship order, or documentary evidence of state care outside England), received by the application deadline in the normal admission round; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been continuously employed for at least two years. 'Children of staff' means children who, at the time of admission, live in the same household as: any full-time teaching staff member; any full-time support staff member (37+ week contracts); any part-time teaching staff member with a 45%+ timetable; or any part-time support staff member working at least 15 hours/week for 37+ weeks (contract and peripatetic staff excluded). The two-year qualification may be waived where a post is hard to fill and has been vacant for a term or more (skills shortage). A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed and returned by the deadline; 3. Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission. 'Sibling' means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural, adopted, step- and foster siblings; applies where another child in the same household will be attending the school in the year of admission, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applications cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the tie break is random allocation by the supervised drawing of lots by an independent responsible person of good standing. This tie break is not applied to multiple-birth siblings (twins, triplets, etc.) tied for the final place: the school will admit them all, as permitted by the infant class size rules, exceeding its PAN if necessary.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Gatwick School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 41.8% of pupils at The Gatwick School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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