St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · West Sussex
St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
16.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity used
Over capacity124%
949 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
182 of 300 families who put it first got an offer
185
Places offered
776
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 300 | 182 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 245 | 3 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 227 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 776 | 185 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Clarke
- Address
- St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
- Phone
- 01293421421
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Southgate · Crawley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126095
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,174 pupils · 949 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,000 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.45 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 188 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 91 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 187 | 18% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 185 | 9% | 51% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 179 | 17% | 47% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 177 | 27% | 56% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 9% | 54% | 77% | |
| Social Studies | 75 | 12% | 39% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 13% | 53% | 63% | |
| Business | 60 | 20% | 58% | 68% | |
| History | 49 | 18% | 53% | 76% | |
| Geography | 41 | 17% | 71% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 54% | 82% | 89% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 23 | 13% | 48% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 33 | 0% | 9% | 33% | |
| Biology | 29 | 3% | 17% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 0% | 38% | 43% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 10% | 19% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 31% | |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 6% | 13% | 50% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Physics | 11 | 9% | 18% | 27% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 18% | 64% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13004: St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.