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Thomas Bennett Community College: data, trends and context

Thomas Bennett Community College is a secondary school in West Sussex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138620
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
West Sussex
Region
South East
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
RH10 5AD
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,261
FSM eligible
33.0%
EAL / First language other than English
28.3%
SEND (total)
19.2%
SEN Support
16.0%
EHCP
3.2%
White British
53.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.4%
Overall absence
11.6%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Severe absence
6.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
West SussexLocal authority91.3%8.7%2.7%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
60.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.55%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
33.1
English & maths grade 5+
22.2%
English & maths grade 4+
43.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Thomas Bennett Community College is a secondary school in West Sussex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.