Oriel High SchoolThomas Bennett Community College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.
Summary of the comparison
Oriel High School and Thomas Bennett Community College are secondary schools in Crawley.
Oriel High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thomas Bennett Community College scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Oriel High School is ahead on our composite score.
Oriel High School was judged the expected standard and Thomas Bennett Community College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.4 for Oriel High School and 33.1 for Thomas Bennett Community College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oriel High School (49.5 in 2021-22, 45.4 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
| Measure | CrawleyOriel High School | CrawleyThomas Bennett Community College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 38th of 38 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,478 | 1,262 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Crawley, RH10 7XW | Crawley, RH10 5AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 33.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.3% Stronger figure | 22.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.3% Stronger figure | 43.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.8% | 18.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 Stronger figure | 2.93 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 240 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 98 | 35 | |
| A-level average points | 34.6 Stronger figure | 24.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.4 Stronger figure | 23.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.4% Stronger figure | 15.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,478 | 1,262 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.9% | 37.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.6% | 28.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.4% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.4% Stronger figure | 32.1% | 15.8% |
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.
Oriel High School
Thomas Bennett Community College
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