Thomas Bennett Community College
Ashdown Drive, Crawley, RH10 5AD
1,261 pupils · 87% of 1,450 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2022, published 28 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 33.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 43.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 103 | 292 | 138 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 242 | 106 | 253 | 155 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 211 | 133 | 332 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 235 | 114 | 328 | 162 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 265 | 123 | 292 | 163 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 100 | 262 | 127 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 224 | 102 | 280 | 143 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 240 | 96 | 282 | 127 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oriel High School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ifield Community College 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hazelwick School 3.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Oakwood School 8.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.