St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyThomas Bennett Community College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.
Summary of the comparison
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley and Thomas Bennett Community College are secondary schools in Crawley.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thomas Bennett Community College scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is ahead on our composite score.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley was judged Good and Thomas Bennett Community College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley and 37.4 for Thomas Bennett Community College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley (50.6 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2025-26) and has risen at Thomas Bennett Community College (35.0 in 2021-22, 37.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CrawleySt Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | CrawleyThomas Bennett Community College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 40 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 38th of 40 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,174 | 1,261 | |
| Capacity | 949 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Crawley, RH11 8PG | Crawley, RH10 5AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.0 Stronger figure | 37.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.6% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.8% Stronger figure | 51.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 183 | 191 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 91 | 35 | |
| A-level average points | 29.1 Stronger figure | 24.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.5 Stronger figure | 23.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.4% | 15.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,174 | 1,262 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.0% | 37.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.8% | 28.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.4% 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.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Thomas Bennett Community College
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