Oriel High School, Crawley

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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 is expected to grow to around 1450 pupils by 2009.

Contents

1 Location
2 History
3 Organisation
4 External Links

Location

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

Maidenbower Lane, Maidenbower, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7XW

History

The school was opened by West Sussex County Council in 2004 following a wholesale review of education provision in Crawley. After more than 20 years of providing education in a three-tier structure of first and middle Schools, with pupils transferring to secondary school at age 12, the council reverted to the more traditional two-tier structure. Part of the plan for accomodating 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 were forced 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 is expected to open when the oldest pupils reach that age in 2008, with a full 11-18 school operating by 2009.

Organisation

The school is organised into Learning Communities - the main 4 of which are named for continents. Pupils are taught by specialist teachers, and also belong to a Learning Mentor Group.

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

Other pupils travel from nearby neighbourhoods such as Three Bridges and Furnace Green.

External Links

[Oriel High School website]

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