Worth School, Crawley
Worth School is an independent school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Crawley. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in December 2024.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Worth School in detail
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Worth School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Worth School are Copthorne Preparatory School (3.3 miles); Atelier21 Future School (3.4 miles, Good); Ardingly College (3.7 miles); and Brighton College Prep Handcross (4 miles, selective).
Copthorne Preparatory SchoolAtelier21 Future SchoolArdingly CollegeBrighton College Prep Handcross
Where pupils go next
Of the 123 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 17% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 196 pupils (31.9%) received SEN support and 1 (0.2%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Three Bridges Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
Routine Inspection
10 December 2024
Short Visit
1 November 2022
Short Visit
22 February 2022
Regulatory Compliance
15 September 2021
Short Visit
2 May 2019
Short Visit
15 January 2019
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
21 November 2017
Intermediate (Boarding)
2 December 2014
Interim
1 January 2011
Second Cycle
About
Worth School is a private co-educational Catholic boarding and day school for pupils from 11 to 18 years of age near Worth, West Sussex, England. Until 2008, Worth was exclusively a boys' school.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Worth School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
614 pupils
700 places
86 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Crawley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Crawley
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,806
Applications
8,765
Got 1st preference
87.5%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
196
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
32.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
614
Total Pupils
388
Boys
226
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Worth School
What are GCSE results like at Worth School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Worth School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Worth School last inspected?
Worth School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in December 2024.
How many pupils go to Worth School?
Worth School has around 614 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Worth School?
Worth School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Worth School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Worth School?
Worth School is at Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4SD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)