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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Ifield Community College, URN 126071
- 20 February 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Ifield Community College, URN 126071
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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 entry540 applications · 235 places offered · 209 named it first
- 2026 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2022 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2021 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2020 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2019 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Ifield Community College (URN 126071), the previous school.
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 | 540 | 2.3 | 209 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 * | 236 | 630 | 2.7 | 253 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 * | 206 | 528 | 2.6 | 202 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 * | 208 | 632 | 3.0 | 252 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2022 * | 208 | 621 | 3.0 | 282 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2021 * | 240 | 589 | 2.5 | 213 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 * | 209 | 519 | 2.5 | 186 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 * | 209 | 517 | 2.5 | 187 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 * | 167 | 424 | 2.5 | 123 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2017 * | 180 | 410 | 2.3 | 147 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2016 * | 160 | 385 | 2.4 | 137 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 * | 151 | 403 | 2.7 | 119 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 * | 180 | 439 | 2.4 | 173 | 0.96 |
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.) | 224 | 41.5 | 35% | 55% | – |
| 2024/25 * | 208 | 40.2 | 22% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 * | 200 | 41.0 | 28% | 55% | −0.20 |
| 2022/23 * | 167 | 37.6 | 19% | 48% | −0.48 |
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
- Ifield Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · West SussexRemains Good20234.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · West SussexGood20232.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · West SussexGood20221.4applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · West SussexOutstanding20233.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · West SussexGood20243.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · West SussexGood20233.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 7.3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 150094 · 938/4030
- Trust
- The Collegiate Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,250 pupils · 1,214 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2025
- Replaced
- Ifield Community College (URN 126071)
- Address
- Crawley Avenue, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0DB
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Crawley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources