Oriel High School

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Oriel High School
Address
Maidenbower Lane Crawley , West Sussex , RH10 7XW England
Coordinates	51°06′23″N 0°09′27″W / 51.1063°N 0.1576°W / 51.1063; -0.1576
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	Empowered to Achieve, Inspired to Excel (2009 – present) Opening Windows of Opportunity (2004–2009)
Established	2004
Local authority	West Sussex County Council
Department for Education URN	134042 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Adrian Dodwell
Headteacher	Philip Stack
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	2057
Houses	Africa, Asia, America, Australasia
Colour(s)	Oriel Purple
Website	http://www.oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk/

Oriel High School is a maintained community secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. 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.^{[citation needed]} It then grew to roughly 1600 students by 2015, and expanded once more to 2100 students in 2021. The school has wheelchair access and an accessible lift to all areas, one of the only schools in the area to be fully accessible. Oriel is rated "Good" by Ofsted as of 2019.^[1]