St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyOriel High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.
Summary of the comparison
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley and Oriel High School are secondary schools in Crawley.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Oriel High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley was judged Good and Oriel High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.5 for St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley and 45.4 for Oriel High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley (50.6 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Oriel High School (49.5 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CrawleySt Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | CrawleyOriel High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 38 in West Sussex | 19th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,174 | 1,478 | |
| Capacity | 949 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Crawley, RH11 8PG | Crawley, RH10 7XW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 Stronger figure | 45.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.4% | 43.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.0% Stronger figure | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.3% | 13.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 3.86 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 188 | 240 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 91 | 98 | |
| A-level average points | 29.1 | 34.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.5 | 34.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.4% | 22.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,174 | 1,478 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.0% | 14.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.8% | 10.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.4% Stronger figure | 26.4% | 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.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Oriel High School
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