Oriel High School
About the school
Oriel High School is an open secondary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 March 2025
- Published
- 8 May 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.4
- West Sussex
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 43.30%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.30%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.80%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.86
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.58
AAB or better
- School
- 22.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1478
Girls
47.90%
Boys
52.10%
SEN support
16.44%
Education, health and care plan
2.84%
English as an additional language
10.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.94%
Overall absence
8.83
Persistent absence
26.41
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
244
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
112
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
39%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
33%