St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Ferry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 949
- Pupils on roll
- 1,174
- URN
- 126095
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293421421
About this school
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 153 | 154 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | 49.0 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.09 -0.14 to +0.32 | -0.08 -0.31 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 48.7% | 39.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.3% | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 12.3% | 13.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 1,122 |
| 2024/25 | 1,174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley compares
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley ranked 21st of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 6.5% | 16% | 1,174 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley | 41.7 | 12% | 32.4% | 1,340 | 0.4 miles |
| Ifield Community College | — | — | — | 1,214 | 0.6 miles |
| Thomas Bennett Community College | 33.1 | 11.6% | 37.8% | 1,261 | 1.0 miles |
| Hazelwick School | 50.2 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,913 | 1.9 miles |
| Oriel High School | 45.4 | 8.8% | 14.9% | 1,441 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.01%
- English as an additional language
- 31.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley0.4 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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Ifield Community College0.6 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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Thomas Bennett Community College1.0 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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Hazelwick School1.9 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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Oriel High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Crawley.
- Hazelwick School Secondary
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Secondary
- Ifield Community College Secondary
- Oriel High School Secondary
- Thomas Bennett Community College Secondary
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley teach?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley?
- The headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is Mr Michael Ferry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley has 1,174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley full?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley has capacity for 949 pupils and 1,174 on roll (124%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley a faith school?
- Yes. St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley a selective school?
- No. St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.3 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley ranked 21st of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's absence rate?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.