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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 October 2012Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry719 applications · 175 places offered · 284 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2023 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.1
- 2022 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2021 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2020 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2019 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2018 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2017 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2016 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2015 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2014 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.1
- This school
- West Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 175 | 719 | 4.1 | 284 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2025 | 185 | 776 | 4.2 | 300 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2024 | 200 | 683 | 3.4 | 273 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2023 | 204 | 706 | 3.5 | 263 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 670 | 3.8 | 251 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 700 | 3.9 | 279 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 724 | 4.1 | 249 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2019 | 149 | 597 | 4.0 | 182 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2018 | 150 | 569 | 3.8 | 185 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 588 | 3.9 | 201 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2016 | 147 | 541 | 3.7 | 204 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2015 | 149 | 465 | 3.1 | 199 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2014 | 151 | 450 | 3.0 | 177 | 1.17 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 183 | 46.0 | 43% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 188 | 45.5 | 39% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 154 | 49.0 | 49% | 77% | −0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 153 | 49.3 | 50% | 75% | +0.09 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20234.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · West SussexGood20232.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · West SussexGood20221.4applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · West SussexOutstanding20233.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · West SussexGood20243.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · West SussexGood20233.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · Surrey20261.3applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 126095 · 938/4602
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 949 pupils · 1,174 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Crawley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources