Oriel High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex
Matthews Drive, Crawley, RH10 7XW
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,441
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
191 of 238 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
634
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 238 | 191 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 246 | 32 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 140 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 634 | 231 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philip Stack
- Address
- Matthews Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7XW
- Phone
- 01293880350
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Maidenbower · Crawley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134042
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,441 pupils · 1,450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
02 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,291 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.86 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 240 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.58 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 98 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 239 | 20% | 51% | 71% | |
| English Language | 239 | 16% | 53% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 236 | 15% | 54% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 191 | 5% | 38% | 60% | |
| Geography | 83 | 12% | 41% | 54% | |
| History | 79 | 32% | 61% | 71% | |
| Social Studies | 67 | 34% | 63% | 73% | |
| Business | 63 | 22% | 62% | 81% | |
| Biology | 46 | 54% | 96% | 98% | |
| Physics | 45 | 47% | 89% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 47% | 89% | 98% | |
| Computer Science | 45 | 13% | 40% | 60% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 19% | 48% | 59% | |
| History | 19 | 0% | 11% | 32% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 12% | 24% | 47% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 0% | 0% | 44% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 13% | 47% | |
| Biology | 14 | 21% | 36% | 64% | |
| Economics | 14 | 29% | 43% | 79% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 36% | 71% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 10% | 60% | 70% | |
| Physics | 9 | 11% | 44% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17538: Oriel High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 41% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 42% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.