St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley, based in Crawley, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a voluntary aided school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley currently has around 1174 pupils on roll, which is about 124% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 48.5% boys and 51.5% girls. Around 15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 16.1%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 40.7%. other white pupils make up about 19.1%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 97% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (92%) , including 56% who stay in school sixth forms and 27% progressing to further education , while 2% enter apprenticeships .

School Information

Address: St Wilfrid's Way, Crawley, RH11 8PG
Website: http://stwilfrids.com/
Telephone: 01293421421
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Ferry
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 126095

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2012

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 949
Number of Pupils: 1174
Number of Boys: 569
Number of Girls: 605

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British40.70%478
Other White19.10%224
Other Mixed6.70%79
African5.90%69
Other Asian5.30%62
Indian4.90%57
Other Black3.70%43
White and Asian2.70%32
Other (any other ethnic group)2.70%32
White and Black African2.40%28
Pakistani2.20%26
Unclassified1.00%12
Irish0.90%10
White and Black Caribbean0.70%8
Caribbean0.50%6
Chinese0.40%5
Bangladeshi0.30%3
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Progress 8: Average (0.09)
Of the 153 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.
Progress 8 score (average over pupils)
School
0.09
Town average
-0.34
Local authority average
-0.34
England average
-0.03
Entering EBacc
School
10%
Town average
22%
Local authority average
25%
England average
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths GCSEs
School
50%
Town average
30%
Local authority average
35%
England average
41%
Attainment 8 score
School
49.3
Town average
40.3
Local authority average
41.7
England average
44.6
EBacc average point score
School
4.1
Town average
3.4
Local authority average
3.6
England average
3.9
Staying in education or employment
School
97%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gossops Green Primary
Kidborough Road , Gossops Green RH11 8HW
3out of 4 714 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gossops Green Community Primary
Kidborough Road , Gossops Green RH11 8HW
- not rated 714 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gossops Green Community First School
Kidborough Road , RH11 8HW
- not rated 764 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hilltop Primary School
Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL
3out of 4 838 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Southgate West First School
Ditchling Hill , RH11 8QL
- not rated 958 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gossops Green Community Middle School
Kidborough Road , RH11 8HW
- not rated 764 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southgate West Middle School
Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL
- not rated 958 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ifield Middle School, Crawley
Ifield Drive , Ifield RH11 0EL
- not rated 1,198 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southgate Middle School
Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG
- not rated 1,228 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bewbush Community Middle School
Dorsten Square , Bewbush RH11 8XW
- not rated 1,599 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE
3out of 4 690 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB
3out of 4 1,029 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB
- not rated 1,029 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College
Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD
3out of 4 1,680 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross RC School
Shipley Road , Ifield RH11 0ED
- not rated 1,181 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crawley College
College Road , RH10 1NR
- not rated 1,880 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Sussex College
College Road , RH10 1NR
- not rated 1,880 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hethersett Montessori Primary
62 Brighton Road , Southgate RH10 6SX
- not rated 1,023 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manor Green Primary School
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU
4out of 4 1,277 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Green College
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX
3out of 4 1,474 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Atelier21 Future School
Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ
- not rated 1,767 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Swedish School Horsham
Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB
- not rated 2,214 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.