66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
13%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
706.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,174
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley · Secondary with sixth form · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
-11pp
81%74%66%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-9pp
53%46%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
45.5
-3.5
50.648.045.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.5
EBacc entry
13%
+1pp
23%17%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
EBacc APS
706.5
+82.1
706.5663.8621.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 706.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
29.1
-1.3
32.929.125.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29.1
A-level value added
-0.17
-0.3
+0.1-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
-4pp
14%10%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C
0
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,174
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%
Contact
Address
St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
Local authority
West Sussex
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 39% | 45.5 | Not applicable | 13% | 706.5 | 29% | 1,174 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 49% | 49.0 | -0.08 | 12% | 624.4 | 38% | 1,122 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 50% | 49.3 | +0.09 | 10% | 621.0 | 27% | 1,061 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 53% | 50.6 | -0.04 | 16% | 653.3 | 32% | 1,021 |
| 2018/19 | 67% | 42% | 48.0 | +0.22 | 23% | 632.3 | 25% | 959 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 40% | 48.1 | +0.41 | 17% | 612.5 | 28% | 943 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 38% | 46.1 | +0.19 | 42% | — | 48% | 939 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 29.1 | C | -0.17 | 10% | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 30.4 | C | +0.10 | 14% | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 25.3 | C- | — | 6% | 103 |
| 2021/22 | 32.9 | C+ | — | 8% | 87 |
| 2018/19 | 28.3 | C- | -0.29 | 7% | 108 |
| 2017/18 | 29.6 | C | +0.01 | 4% | 107 |
| 2016/17 | 29.8 | C | +0.00 | 8% | 109 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,174 | 15.7 | 20% | 32% | 16% | 6% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 1,122 | 16.8 | 19% | 34% | 15% | 6% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 1,061 | 15.1 | 18% | 38% | 16% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 1,021 | 14.8 | 21% | 36% | 15% | 7% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 968 | 15.9 | 21% | 36% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 959 | 17.0 | 20% | 35% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 943 | 16.3 | 19% | 33% | 17% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 939 | 15.0 | 21% | 30% | 18% | 4% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.