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Oriel High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Matthews Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley RH10 7XW · oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk · 01293 880350

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.4
average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
Last distance offered
1.05 mi
1.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · West Sussex Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,441
99% of 1,450 places
Local authority
West Sussex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15.2%
First language not English
9.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 1.05 mi (1.69 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 260 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 239 (Places 240)239September 2023: 235 (Places 268)235September 2024: 251 (Places 237)251September 2025: 238 (Places 231)238September 2026: 247 (Places 260)247Places 260
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026260247189%
September 2025Sept 20252312381▲80%
September 2024Sept 20242372511.1▲80%
September 2023Sept 20232682350.994%
September 2022Sept 2022240239189%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criteria 8Distance
September 20261.05 mi1.69 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.4, and 43.3% 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+ (34.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.1 (England 46.3)45.12017/18: 48.5 (England 46.5)48.52018/19: 44.3 (England 46.7)44.32021/22: 49.5 (England 48.8)49.52022/23: 47.5 (England 46.3)47.52023/24: 48.6 (England 45.9)48.62024/25: 45.4 (England 46.0)45.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.446.0
▼43.3%45.4%
●63.3%64.8%
▼13.8%40.5%
▼3.864.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.9−11.9
Sixth form college18.7+6.7
Further education25.5−0.3
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship6+3.4
Employment2.1−1.3
Not in a lasting destination3.4+2.1
Activity not captured3+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.1 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 36.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
98 studentsC+ (34.6)Average +0.01
100 studentsC+ (34.7)Average +0.02
50 studentsDist- (31.2)Average -0.05
10 studentsMerit+ (28.1)Average -0.41
22.4%AAB or better
95.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24101C+ (32.9)+0.09
2022/2385C (29.7)—
2021/2287B- (36)—
2018/1974C+ (32.1)-0.05
2017/18110C (29.9)-0.48
2016/1798C (28.6)-0.26
2015/1686C- (27.2)-0.25

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University34.1−6.9
Other education1.6+0.7
Apprenticeship5.6−7.7
Employment45.2+8.1
Not in a lasting destination7.9+2.2
Activity not captured5.6+3.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Oriel High School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
18 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (230 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
230
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 58 parents (25%) with SEND

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