Oriel High School

State-Funded School

oriel-high-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

CrawleyConstituency

RH10 7XWPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Oriel High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 1,441 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.86

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,441

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,441
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Mar 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.