Oriel High School
Community secondary school in Crawley (West Sussex).
Location
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Welcome to be an exceptional school and the natural first choice school for our local community. We believe that all members of our school community should be learning for life. All should feel empowered to achieve and inspired to excel.
We provide an exciting and engaging curriculum inside and outside the classroom to meet the individual needs of each of our students and to enable them to achieve their own unique potential. Our expectations of ourselves and each other are high and we work together in a strong partnership so that all members of our community are valued and successful.
See our School charter below. Our Charter sets out our expectations for all students and staff at Oriel High School. Our drive for exceptional progress and personal development is underpinned by the schools core values of Creativity, Achievement, Respect & Excellence which permeate throughout the school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- learn new skills
- make new friends
- become self confident
- open up new career options.
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
Key facts
- URN
- 134042
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2004
Governing body (15 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben Chubb | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Gilroy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr MIlan Jayasuriya | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Svetlana Dmitrichenko | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sola Farinloye | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sophie Bennet | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Downs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Andrews-Fisher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lauren Crawley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Vicki Mills | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Geraldine Lombard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Debbie Green | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Oli Green | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Josef Kane | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Stack | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2009 · until 2050 |
| Mr Felipe Cestari Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sharon Sorrell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adrian Dodwell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Vanessa Singhateh Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record