Oriel High School

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Oriel High School

Motto	Opening Windows of Opportunity
Established	2004
Type	Privately Invested Secondary
Headteacher	Philip Stack
Head Boy and Head Girl	Michael Waudby and Eleanor Hanlon
Chair of Governors	Pravin Mistry
Specialism	Specialist Arts College
Location	Maidenbower Lane Crawley West Sussex RH10 7XW England
Local authority	West Sussex County Council
DfE URN	134042
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1176
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	Africa, Asia, America, Australasia
Colours	Oriel Purple
Website	www.oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk

Coordinates: 51°06′23″N 0°09′27″W / 51.1063°N 0.1576°W / 51.1063; -0.1576

Oriel High School is a maintained comprehensive 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.

Location

The school is located at Maidenbower Lane in the Maidenbower neighbourhood of Crawley, West Sussex.

History

The school was opened by West Sussex County Council in 2004 following a wholesale review of education provision in Crawley. After more than twenty years of providing education in a three-tier structure of first and middle Schools, with pupils transferring to secondary school at age twelve, the council reverted to the more traditional two-tier structure. Part of the plan for accommodating the larger number of pupils in secondary education in the town was to build a new school for the newly-developed neighbourhood of Maidenbower. Two first schools and one middle school had operated in the neighbourhood for some time, but secondary pupils had to travel to Hazelwick School or Thomas Bennett Community College

Oriel High School opened to pupils in September 2004, initially for an intake of around 370 pupils in years 7 and 8. The school continues to accept a new entry of pupils in each academic year, gradually increasing the provision offered. A sixth-form opened in 2008, with a full 11-18 school operating by 2009.

Organisation

The school is organised into Learning Communities - the main four of which are named for continents. Pupils are taught by specialist teachers, and also belong to a Learning Mentor Groups, which are supervised by a Pastoral Leader.

Most pupils attending the school live within the catchment area, and transfer from one of the local junior schools: Maidenbower Junior School, Pound Hill Junior School, and Milton Mount Primary School. Other pupils travel from nearby neighbourhoods such as Three Bridges, Furnace Green, Tilgate, Broadfield, Ifield and Bewbush. The school is managed by a team of 10 senior management.

Student Headship Team

Each year, Oriel High School selects a Student Headship Team, composed of three boys and three girls. The team is appointed by their predecessors after a selection process involving written applications and interviews. Their main responsibilities include organising end of term assemblies; leading the prefect team; representing the student voice to the headteacher and governing body of the school. They also participate in community events on behalf of the school, and speak from a student's point of view at meetings of parents.

Learning communities

Oriel is divided into four Learning Communities which are led by an Assistant head teacher

Community name	Community colour
Australasia	Red
Africa	Yellow
Asia	Green
America	Blue

Headteachers

• 2004-2009 - Gillian Smith
• 2009-present - Philip Stack

Related Pages

Oriel Sixth Form

External links

• Oriel High School website