Thomas Bennett Community College is a state-funded secondary school in Crawley, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,261 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,450.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (5 Oct 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 33.1 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 103 first-preference applications and 205 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Good
Based on 5 Oct 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 28 Nov 2022.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | West Sussex |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 205 |
| First-preference applications | 103 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 292 |
| First-preference offers | 103 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 33.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 43.8% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 22.2% |
| EBacc entry | 18.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 12.5% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 8.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.18 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 23.85 |
| Value added | -0.16 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.41 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.09 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 15.4% |
| Pupils | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | D+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 29.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 9.6% |
| Further education college | 34% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% |
| Employment | 9% |
| Not sustained | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 5.9% |
Cohort: 188 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 86.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 34.7% |
| Further education | 1.4% |
| Other education | 5.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% |
| Employment | 36.1% |
| Not sustained | 12.5% |
| Unknown | 4.2% |
Cohort: 72 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 83.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
34.5 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.03% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.53% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 53.9% |
| White other | 10.2% |
| Mixed | 8.2% |
| Asian | 9.4% |
| Black | 9% |
| Other | 2.3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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