Secondary school in Crawley, West Sussex
Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 26 April 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1214
- Places
- 1250
- How full
- Nearly full — 1214 of 1250 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 563 / 651
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Crawley 006D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 72%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal: Dan Conlon
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Ifield
- Constituency
- Crawley
- URN
- 150094
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 45.5 | 0.6 mi |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41.7 | 0.8 mi |
| Thomas Bennett Community CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 33.1 | 1.5 mi |
| Atelier21 Future SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| Hazelwick SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 50.2 | 2 mi |
| Oriel High SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45.4 | 2.4 mi |
| The Gatwick SchoolFree schools | Good 2024 | 39.7 | 2.5 mi |
| Brighton College Prep HandcrossOther independent school | No grade | — | 3.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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