St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley, Crawley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at the school, we believe that education is the key to unlocking every child's God-given potential, ensuring a brighter future for themselves. Education is the kindling of a flame that can transform young people's lives, no matter where their path in life may take them."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, basketball, badminton, cross-country, dance, choir and coding.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 12 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in West Sussex and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in West Sussex and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 284 families put St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley as their first choice and 719 named it as one of their preferences, for 175 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 114 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley are Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.2); Ifield Community College (0.6 miles, Attainment 8 41.5); Thomas Bennett Community College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 37.4); and Hazelwick School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.3).

St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 30.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (14%).

The nearest railway station is Ifield Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Wilfrid's School (outside), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 579 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley issued 45 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley are Gossops Green Primary (0.4 miles), Hilltop Primary School (0.5 miles), West Green Primary School (0.7 miles) and Southgate Primary (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.