Voluntary aided school · West Sussex

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley

11–18Ages
1,340Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
126098URN

Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley, RH11 8JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 below West Sussex median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex

485 applications for 235 places · 26th of 40 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.2of 90

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

37th of 40 in West Sussex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below West Sussex median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

485 applications · 235 places offered · 159 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
2025 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.2
2023 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.1
2022 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
2021 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
2020 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.4
2019 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.4
2018 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2017 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
2016 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.3
2015 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.3
2014 2.9; 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	235	485	2.1	159	0.68
Sep 2025	238	537	2.3	136	0.57
Sep 2024	234	499	2.1	151	0.65
Sep 2023	238	581	2.4	173	0.73
Sep 2022	237	610	2.6	150	0.63
Sep 2021	208	657	3.2	175	0.84
Sep 2020	209	657	3.1	196	0.94
Sep 2019	211	700	3.3	214	1.01
Sep 2018	210	636	3.0	180	0.86
Sep 2017	210	665	3.2	234	1.11
Sep 2016	209	588	2.8	177	0.85
Sep 2015	210	574	2.7	185	0.88
Sep 2014	185	531	2.9	162	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

209 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.237th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%35th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

West Sussex 68% England 66%

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	209	40.2	35%	57%	–
2024/25	206	41.7	35%	58%	–
2023/24	210	42.9	34%	58%	−0.31
2022/23	209	42.4	35%	60%	−0.39

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

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
0.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Ifield Community College
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Thomas Bennett Community College
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.4applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Oriel High School
3.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Hazelwick School
3.7 km · West Sussex

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
The Gatwick School
4.9 km · West Sussex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Bohunt Horsham
6.4 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Millais School
8.3 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.5applications per place 54.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 126098 · 938/4606
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,308 pupils · 1,340 on roll
Free school meals: 32.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley, RH11 8JE
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources