Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyThomas Bennett Community College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley and Thomas Bennett Community College are secondary schools in Crawley.

  • Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Thomas Bennett Community College scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley was judged Good and Thomas Bennett Community College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.7 for Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley and 33.1 for Thomas Bennett Community College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley (44.0 in 2021-22, 41.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Thomas Bennett Community College (35.0 in 2021-22, 33.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley versus Thomas Bennett Community College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CrawleyHoly Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyCrawleyThomas Bennett Community CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking34th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure38th of 38 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,359 1,262
Capacity1,308 1,450
LocationCrawley, RH11 8JE Crawley, RH10 5AD
GCSE results
Attainment 841.7 Stronger figure33.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths34.5% Stronger figure22.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.3% Stronger figure43.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc7.3% 18.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.38 Stronger figure2.93 4.09
Cohort206 176
A-level results
A-level entries70 35
A-level average points25.9 Stronger figure24.2 35.0
A-level average gradeC- D+
Best 3 A-levels points28.8 Stronger figure23.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects6.3% 15.4% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,359 1,262
Free school meals (ever 6)32.4% 37.8%
English as an additional language31.3% 28.8%
SEN support17.0% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence11.9% 11.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.2% 32.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley

Thomas Bennett Community College

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