St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school fosters a strong sense of community and promotes values that celebrate diverse backgrounds. Leaders have high expectations and prioritize both academic and personal development, which is evident in the positive outcomes for pupils, particularly those starting secondary school with lower prior attainment. The curriculum is well designed to support holistic education, and most pupils succeed in their studies, with many sixth-formers progressing to university. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly with the small proportion of pupils taking modern foreign languages and certain academic subjects. Additionally, a consistent increase in the challenge level of teaching for all pupils, especially the most able, is required. While the school has strong support systems in place for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, there is a need for enhanced expectations in teaching to ensure all pupils reach their full potential.

Strengths

• Strong community values celebrating diverse backgrounds.
• High expectations set by leaders and staff.
• Robust support and development for pupils with SEND.
• Excellent behaviour and positive pupil conduct.
• Effective careers advice helping pupils with their next steps.
• Ambitious extracurricular programs enriching pupil experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Low participation in modern foreign languages and core subjects like history or geography.
• Inconsistent challenge in lessons for some pupils, particularly the most able.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.6% of pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.4% of pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley received £8,009 and spent £7,974 for each of its 1,178 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £5,000 (£5 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley last inspected by Ofsted?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley have?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley has 1,174 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley cover?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.0, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley?

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is at St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8PG.