Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,600 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Free schools
The Gatwick School
- Pupils on roll
- 861of 1,020 places
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 112
- Ofsted
- Good, 1 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
The Gatwick School has no sixth form. Of the 114 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 39% moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 39% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in West Sussex, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Gatwick School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 114 | 8,692 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 26% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 39% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Gatwick School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.7 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 4.07 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.5 | 31.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.1 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 32% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 60% |
| English Language | 111 | 99% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 108 | 96% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 60% |
| Religious Studies | 102 | 91% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 42% |
| Combined Science | 84 | 75% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 32% |
| Business Studies | 50 | 45% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 56% |
| Geography | 47 | 42% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 51% |
| History | 46 | 41% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 52% |
| Spanish | 35 | 31% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 40% |
| Statistics | 26 | 23% | 5% | 31% | 20% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 22% | 23% | 20% | 47% | 96% |
| Biology | 25 | 22% | 23% | 8% | 45% | 96% |
| Physics | 25 | 22% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 96% |
| Psychology | 24 | 21% | 3% | 0% | 22% | 58% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 21% | 13% | 9% | 30% | 43% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 19% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 24% |
| Design and Technology | 20 | 18% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 65% |
| Sociology | 15 | 13% | 4% | 7% | 21% | 60% |
| Photography | 15 | 13% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 27% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 13% | 7% | 40% | 24% | 47% |
| Drama | 13 | 12% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 54% |
| Dance | 13 | 12% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 8% |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Music | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 14 | — | — |
| Tourism | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in West Sussex
Bohunt School Worthing
Academy sponsor led · 900 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Bourne Community College
Foundation school · 692 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1
Chichester Free School
Free schools · 1,118 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Chichester High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.0
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Voluntary controlled school · 1,334 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.