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The government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.

We continue to follow advice from the Government. Staff are working incredibly hard to provide an educational provision for your children both at school and at home. We are still awaiting further advice on what constitutes a Key Worker and, when we receive this, we will resend the recent survey to establish which parents will be sending their children to school on Monday.

You will be aware that the Prime Minister has today announced that schools will be closed for all but the most vulnerable of students and for children of key workers. Therefore, Gildredge House will close from Friday 20th March for the majority of children. We will be operating a reduced staff structure in order to provide for a small number of students. The students I expect in school are from two key groups:

Please follow the latest Government advice with regards to whole household isolation should you, your child, or any other family member display symptoms of a new, persistent cough or fever.

Please follow the latest Government advice with regards to whole household isolation should you, your child, or any other family member display symptoms of a new, persistent cough or fever.

We are very sorry to hear of the recent passing of Peter Pyemont. Peter was a Founder and Governor of Gildredge House from our inception in 2012. He was Headmaster of Bede’s Prep and the Founder of Bede’s Senior school. Peter was very well known throughout Eastbourne and further afield. All of us at Gildredge House would like to offer our condolences to Peter’s wife and family and to the huge number of people that Peter’s life touched. We will remember you with great fondness.

Following another confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus in the United Kingdom, East Sussex County Council has asked us to share the following information with you:

Gildredge House is celebrating excellent GCSE results today with 83% of students attaining a Grade 4 or higher in English and 81% attaining the same in Mathematics. Strong performances in History, Geography, Latin, Drama and all three Sciences add to the positive picture. Gildredge House continues to move from strength to strength and this years’ results show huge improvements in many areas of the school. This is a culmination of hardworking students, dedicated staff and supportive parents.

Students, staff, parents and Governors are celebrating another great set of A Level results. The pass rate this year was a stunning 100% with 29% achieving A*/A; both of these figures are above National Averages in England.