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Ifield Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Crawley Avenue, Ifield, Crawley RH11 0DB · ifieldcc.org.uk · 01293 420500
On the mapSearch near RH11 0DB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.2
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.95 mi
- 1.53 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 5 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,214
- 97% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Collegiate Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 5” went to a home 0.95 mi (1.53 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 209 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 235 | 209 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 253 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 202 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 252 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 282 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.95 mi1.53 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.2, and 21.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.5 | −17 |
| Sixth form college | 19.5 | +11 |
| Further education | 35 | +2.2 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +2.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 126071)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 students | C- (25.4) | Average -0.08 | |
| 55 students | C- (25.3) | Average -0.07 | |
| 35 students | Merit (24.5) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | D (20) | -0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 50 | D+ (24.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 56 | D+ (24.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 58 | D (20.8) | -0.32 |
| 2017/18 | 66 | D (21.2) | -0.47 |
| 2016/17 | 46 | D- (16) | -0.58 |
| 2015/16 | 57 | D+ (22.5) | -0.30 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.5 | +2.4 |
| Further and other education | 6.8 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 42 | +8.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −7.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | −2.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ifield Community College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126071), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126071)
Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126071)