St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 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
- 1174 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 31.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 40.7%
Other White 19.1%
Mixed 12.5%
African 5.9%
Other Asian 5.3%
Indian 4.9%
Other Black 3.7%
Other 2.7%
Pakistani 2.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 300
- 2nd preference
- 245
- 3rd preference
- 227
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 102 113 |
| Year 8 | 214 117 97 |
| Year 9 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 10 | 185 97 88 |
| Year 11 | 188 92 96 |
| Year 12 | 90 30 60 |
| Year 13 | 97 38 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 54.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 2.4% |