Thomas Bennett Community College is a secondary school located in Crawley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ashdown Drive, Crawley, RH10 5AD
Website: http://thomasbennett-tkat.org.uk/
Telephone: 01293526255
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stuart Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138620

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1450
Number of Pupils: 1070
Number of Boys: 575
Number of Girls: 495

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.51 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.3
Of the 154 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.22
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
Anderson Road , Tilgate RH10 5EA
3out of 4 265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Broadfield Primary Academy
Vulcan Close , Broadfield RH11 9PD
3out of 4 531 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Southgate Primary
Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG
1out of 4 803 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hilltop Primary School
Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL
3out of 4 884 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Seymour Primary School
Seymour Road , Broadfield RH11 9ES
3out of 4 1,201 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Bennett Community College
Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE
3out of 4 1,643 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG
3out of 4 1,680 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oriel High School
Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW
3out of 4 2,598 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB
3out of 4 2,694 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atelier21 Future School
Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ
- not rated 553 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Manor Green College
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX
3out of 4 2,194 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cottesmore School
Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU
- not rated 2,395 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Manor Green Primary School
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU
4out of 4 2,904 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.