Best Secondary Schools in Crawley

We checked all 9 secondary schools in Crawley, West Sussex, and list every one: 6 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
9
Ranked
6
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Crawley. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Crawley also has 31 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in West Sussex. West Sussex also has rankings for Worthing, Chichester, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Bognor Regis and all of West Sussex.

Ranked secondary schools in Crawley

  1. 1

    Hazelwick School

    Academy, 1,913 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.5%

  2. 2

    Oriel High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,441 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.3%

  3. 3

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley

    Local authority maintained, 1,174 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.4%

  4. 4

    Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley

    Local authority maintained, 1,340 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.5%

  5. 5

    The Gatwick School

    Free school, 861 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.4%

  6. 6

    Thomas Bennett Community College

    Academy, 1,261 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    33.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.2%

Secondary schools in Crawley without a rank