Oriel High School
| Oriel High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Maidenbower Lane , , RH10 7XW England | |
| Coordinates | 51°06′23″N 0°09′27″W / 51.1063°N 0.1576°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school, with SpLD Centre. |
| Motto | Empowered to Achieve, Inspired to Excel (2009 – present) Opening Windows of Opportunity (2004–2009) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Founder | Gillian Smith |
| Local authority | West Sussex County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 134042 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Ben Chubb |
| Headteacher | Philip Stack |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 (Secondary Entrance) to 18 (6th Form) |
| Enrolment | 1497 (Oversubscribed) |
| Capacity | 1450 |
| Houses | Africa, Asia, America, Australasia |
| Colour(s) | Oriel Purple |
| Website | https://oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk/ |
Oriel High School is a maintained community secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11 to 16, and 16 to 18 respectively. It opened in September 2004 as part of a reorganisation of secondary education in Crawley, catering for just 370 pupils in years 7 and 8. It was expected to grow to around 1450 pupils by 2009. It then grew to roughly 1600 students by 2015, and expanded once more to 2100 students in 2021, significantly oversubscribed due to only 1450 places available. This has reduced by 500 since 2024.
Oriel is rated "Good" by Ofsted as of 2019, and ranked as second to last out of all schools in Crawley.