St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126095
- Address
- St Wilfrid's Way, RH11 8PG
- Website
- http://stwilfrids.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1122 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 33.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 40.4%
Other White 21.7%
Mixed 11%
Other Asian 5.7%
Indian 5.2%
African 4.2%
Other Black 3.9%
Other 3%
Pakistani 2.4%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 218
- 3rd preference
- 189
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 113 100 |
| Year 8 | 183 90 93 |
| Year 9 | 180 100 80 |
| Year 10 | 182 89 93 |
| Year 11 | 155 70 85 |
| Year 12 | 116 44 72 |
| Year 13 | 93 37 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 56.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 9.0% 12.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% |