Gildredge House

𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟏 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐂𝐒𝐄 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬.

There were many outstanding individual successes. Across the cohort, students achieved 68 Grade 9s, with 23 students gaining at least one Grade 9. Notable performances included Harry L, who achieved an exceptional 10 Grade 9s, alongside Mabel B and Sadie Y, who each secured Grade 9s.

Head of Secondary, Victoria Jenkins, said "𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵."

Chair of Governors, Richard Thornhill, commented “𝘖𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.”

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟕 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕?

Thank you to everyone who has already joined 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛! 🐐

Our first newsletter will be landing in 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, with school news, admissions updates, upcoming open events and exciting opportunities for prospective families.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

Gildredge House’s admissions criteria reflect its role as a community hub while also providing 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. Families join us from across Eastbourne and the surrounding area - view the 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 in our Admissions FAQs: www.gildredgehouse.org.uk/admissions-faq/

If you're considering 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟕 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕, we'd love to keep you updated through 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛.

By joining Gilly's Club, you'll receive:
- Open event invitations
- Admissions updates
- School news and exciting opportunities
- Entry into our 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 Knockhatch Adventure Park 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰*

👉 Join Gilly's Club today: www.gildredgehouse.org.uk/gillys-club

*𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 - 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮. 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺: 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦.𝘰𝘳𝘨.𝘶𝘬/𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩-𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦-𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸. 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯. 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

🌞 SUMMER BREAK 🌞

We wish everyone a very enjoyable summer break, from all the staff at Gildredge House.
Let's hope the sun comes out to play!

📣 One More Sleep 📣

Tomorrow is our last day before we break for summer. Gentle reminder that all our students will finish early.

* 12:00pm - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
* 12:10pm - Year 3 and Year 4
* 12:15pm - Year 5
* 12:15pm - Years 7 - 10
* 12:30pm - Year 6

🏅 SPORTS DAY 🏅

What a fantastic day we've had for our EYFS Sports Day. From speedy sprints to energetic obstacle courses with plenty of cheering from the sidelines.

Every child showed incredible enthusiasm and determination, we are so proud of our little athletes for giving every activity their best effort.

☠️ PIRATE DAY ☠️

Ahoy mateys!
What an ARRR-mazing Pirate Day our EYFS children had.

Our little pirates had a fantastic day taking part in dressing up with the highlight of the day, a bouncy castle, that had everyone jumping for joy!

It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces, adventurous spirits and fantastic pirate outfits.

🌞 SUMMER FESTIVAL 🌞

Don't forget tomorrow from 3pm - 5:30pm is our Gildredge House Summer Festival.
Bring a blanket and your family to enjoy an afternoon packed with:

*Delicious food and drinks
*Fun games and activities
*Summer raffle with fantastic prizes
*Entertainment and much more

We can't wait to see our school community come together for a fantastic summer celebration.

If you would like to be in with a chance to win a prize, you can purchase your raffle tickets through this link.
https://go.rallyup.com/ghsummerraffle

Meet Gilly!

We were delighted to reveal Gildredge House’s new school mascot today at Knockhatch Adventure Park

Gilly is part of an exciting new partnership with Knockhatch, bringing new opportunities, experiences and adventures for our school community.

Families interested in starting Reception or Year 7 in September 2027 can also join Gilly’s Club to hear more about life at Gildredge House, upcoming open events and our Knockhatch prize draw*.
Join Gilly’s Club here: https://www.gildredgehouse.org.uk/gillys-club

*Free prize draw - no purchase necessary. Family Day Ticket for four people. Winners selected at random. Full terms apply: www.gildredgehouse.org.uk/knockhatch-prize-draw Free to join. Unsubscribe at any time.

At Gildredge House, being the GOAT is about being your personal best.

Belonging. Aiming high. Growing in confidence.

Something special is coming soon…

👔 DONATE YOUR UNIFORM 👔

Help out your school community by donating any pre-loved uniform. We accept all school items in a good condition.
Please bring them to the School Office Monday - Friday between 8:30am - 4:00pm.