Oriel High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 2 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 134042
- Address
- Matthews Drive, Maidenbower, RH10 7XW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1497 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 72.8%
Other White 8.2%
Mixed 6.5%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 2.7%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 98 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Oriel High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 269
- 3rd preference
- 149
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 139 130 |
| Year 8 | 238 121 117 |
| Year 9 | 270 137 133 |
| Year 10 | 241 115 126 |
| Year 11 | 235 121 114 |
| Year 12 | 122 68 54 |
| Year 13 | 122 62 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 48.0% 56.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 12.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% |