Oriel High School
@orielhighschool.bsky.social
11-18 Secondary school in Crawley, West Sussex. Opened in 2004. Our values are Creativity, Achievement, Respect & Excellence #ProudToBePurple 💜
Great to see so much practical science going on last week. From Y11 getting data to plot the cooling curve for stearic acid to Y10 calculating wave speeds using ripple tanks & digital modelling - oh and everything in between! 💜🧪🔥💜 #OrielScience #LoveAScienceExperiment
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Great to see so much practical science going on last week. From Y11 getting data to plot the cooling curve for stearic acid to Y10 calculating wave speeds using ripple tanks & digital modelling - oh and everything in between! 💜🧪🔥💜 #OrielScience #LoveAScienceExperiment
More stunning pieces from our talented Oriel artists in the wonderful new display of work in our school reception. Beautiful work! 💜🎨🖼️💜 #OrielArt #OrielsGotTalent #CreativeArtsFaculty #VeryProudToBePurple
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
More stunning pieces from our talented Oriel artists in the wonderful new display of work in our school reception. Beautiful work! 💜🎨🖼️💜 #OrielArt #OrielsGotTalent #CreativeArtsFaculty #VeryProudToBePurple
Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. 😀😀😀😀
Awesome culinary action at Cooking Club this week. 💜🍪💜🍪💜 #Skills #OrielExtraCurricular #ItsAllAboutTheGiantCookie
Awesome culinary action at Cooking Club this week. 💜🍪💜🍪💜 #Skills #OrielExtraCurricular #ItsAllAboutTheGiantCookie
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. 😀😀😀😀
Awesome culinary action at Cooking Club this week. 💜🍪💜🍪💜 #Skills #OrielExtraCurricular #ItsAllAboutTheGiantCookie
Awesome culinary action at Cooking Club this week. 💜🍪💜🍪💜 #Skills #OrielExtraCurricular #ItsAllAboutTheGiantCookie
It was Week 2 at The Big Wood Estate learning about the benefits of hedgerows & wetlands. This bunch were so engaged and asked loads of brilliant questions. They put in some super hard work hedgerow planting too in the muddiest and squelchiest of conditions! 💜💚👏💚💜
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
It was Week 2 at The Big Wood Estate learning about the benefits of hedgerows & wetlands. This bunch were so engaged and asked loads of brilliant questions. They put in some super hard work hedgerow planting too in the muddiest and squelchiest of conditions! 💜💚👏💚💜
Our Performing Arts crew enjoyed a day out at The Chichester Festival Theatre Creative Arts Fair. There were workshops on ballet, tattooing, ceramics, stage lighting & sound, animation & scriptwriting as well as a chance to meet directors, musicians & theatre makers. 💜🎭💜
February 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Our Performing Arts crew enjoyed a day out at The Chichester Festival Theatre Creative Arts Fair. There were workshops on ballet, tattooing, ceramics, stage lighting & sound, animation & scriptwriting as well as a chance to meet directors, musicians & theatre makers. 💜🎭💜
What a fab day @uniofsurrey thanks to @SurreyOutreach These Y10s ‘Discovered Engineering’. Civil engineering by building structures, mechanical engineering using 3d printing & laser cutting as well as electrical engineering learning some soldering skills. Awesome day 👏💜🙏 💜
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
What a fab day @uniofsurrey thanks to @SurreyOutreach These Y10s ‘Discovered Engineering’. Civil engineering by building structures, mechanical engineering using 3d printing & laser cutting as well as electrical engineering learning some soldering skills. Awesome day 👏💜🙏 💜
Y13 Mocks over and now back to new content. #TeamChemistry have been getting to grips with new concepts in Electrochemistry - the world where Chemistry meets Physics! 💜💡⚡️🔋💜 #ALevelChemistry #ElectrodePotentials #LoveAPractical
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Y13 Mocks over and now back to new content. #TeamChemistry have been getting to grips with new concepts in Electrochemistry - the world where Chemistry meets Physics! 💜💡⚡️🔋💜 #ALevelChemistry #ElectrodePotentials #LoveAPractical
Brilliant day out to the Big Wood Estate last week. The group learned about creating balanced ecosystems which benefit wildlife & humans. Lots of hard work hedgerow planting & a chance to learn about the benefits of wetlands. Favourite cow pic of 2026! 💜🐄💚🐖💜
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Brilliant day out to the Big Wood Estate last week. The group learned about creating balanced ecosystems which benefit wildlife & humans. Lots of hard work hedgerow planting & a chance to learn about the benefits of wetlands. Favourite cow pic of 2026! 💜🐄💚🐖💜
It was brilliant to welcome 39 students from Lycée St Joseph, Oloron (in south-west France) to Oriel this week! They joined lessons & took part in a workshop with our Y11 & Y12 French students . New friendships were made, and there was a real buzz across the school 💜🇫🇷🌍🇬🇧💜 #OrielLanguages
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It was brilliant to welcome 39 students from Lycée St Joseph, Oloron (in south-west France) to Oriel this week! They joined lessons & took part in a workshop with our Y11 & Y12 French students . New friendships were made, and there was a real buzz across the school 💜🇫🇷🌍🇬🇧💜 #OrielLanguages
Big Science’ is such an important part of our science revision support with Y11. This Thursday it was Mr Coxhill in the hot seat delivering a masterclass on the complexities of Mitosis and Meiosis. Proper tricky content & vocabulary to get to grips with. 💜👏💜💪💜 #HardWorkPays
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Big Science’ is such an important part of our science revision support with Y11. This Thursday it was Mr Coxhill in the hot seat delivering a masterclass on the complexities of Mitosis and Meiosis. Proper tricky content & vocabulary to get to grips with. 💜👏💜💪💜 #HardWorkPays
What a fab chance for this great bunch of Y9s; a Physics Discovery Day @uniofsurrey Students learnt about computer modelling, trained an AI to help them classify galaxies, & experimented with & categorised types of radioactivity! A great day! 💜🪐🌌☢️📡💜 #OrielScience #UniversitySchoolPartnership
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What a fab chance for this great bunch of Y9s; a Physics Discovery Day @uniofsurrey Students learnt about computer modelling, trained an AI to help them classify galaxies, & experimented with & categorised types of radioactivity! A great day! 💜🪐🌌☢️📡💜 #OrielScience #UniversitySchoolPartnership
It was a great session last Friday for our new group of Forest Schoolers!! Fire making, tool use and lots of team games were the order of the day! 💜🔥🪵🌳🪚💜 #ForestSchool #OutdoorLearning #NewSkills #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
It was a great session last Friday for our new group of Forest Schoolers!! Fire making, tool use and lots of team games were the order of the day! 💜🔥🪵🌳🪚💜 #ForestSchool #OutdoorLearning #NewSkills #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork
It was great to wander into MM1 and see this bunch so focussed & hard at work starting their bird feeder project with Mrs Wilding. Great work, and new practical skills on show! 💜🐦🪚💜 #OrielDT #HandsOnLearning #FeedTheBirds
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It was great to wander into MM1 and see this bunch so focussed & hard at work starting their bird feeder project with Mrs Wilding. Great work, and new practical skills on show! 💜🐦🪚💜 #OrielDT #HandsOnLearning #FeedTheBirds
It’s been wonderful to watch these Y7 and Y10 students working on algebra together in the Oriel Maths department. Y10s learning valuable mentoring and coaching techniques, alongside Y7s learning some great maths skills with a top maths buddy! 💜➕➗🟰♾️➖💜 #OrielMaths #MathsBuddies #MathsMentors
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s been wonderful to watch these Y7 and Y10 students working on algebra together in the Oriel Maths department. Y10s learning valuable mentoring and coaching techniques, alongside Y7s learning some great maths skills with a top maths buddy! 💜➕➗🟰♾️➖💜 #OrielMaths #MathsBuddies #MathsMentors
Great to see the latest Oriel Go Kart Team working with Mr Maynard building a new incarnation of our Go Kart & learning about the engineering principles behind the construction. Thanks to @espire.education for the chance to be part of this awesome programme. Races later this year!! 💜🏁🏎️💜 #STEMOnTrack
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Great to see the latest Oriel Go Kart Team working with Mr Maynard building a new incarnation of our Go Kart & learning about the engineering principles behind the construction. Thanks to @espire.education for the chance to be part of this awesome programme. Races later this year!! 💜🏁🏎️💜 #STEMOnTrack
This week’s Cooking Club with Mr Mills was all about the Apple Puffs! They look amazing!!! 💜🍎💜🍏💜 #OrielExtraCurricular #MasterChefs #Skills #CanIHaveOnePlease
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This week’s Cooking Club with Mr Mills was all about the Apple Puffs! They look amazing!!! 💜🍎💜🍏💜 #OrielExtraCurricular #MasterChefs #Skills #CanIHaveOnePlease
It’s not just our Oriel DT team who use our Food Technology rooms you know…… this week our Y12 A Level German students enjoyed a double lesson where they baked Flammkuchen (German pizza), Spätzle and Berliner doughnuts!!
💜🇩🇪🍩😋🍕🇩🇪💜 #OrielLanguages #CulinaryCulture #OrielSixthForm
💜🇩🇪🍩😋🍕🇩🇪💜 #OrielLanguages #CulinaryCulture #OrielSixthForm
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It’s not just our Oriel DT team who use our Food Technology rooms you know…… this week our Y12 A Level German students enjoyed a double lesson where they baked Flammkuchen (German pizza), Spätzle and Berliner doughnuts!!
💜🇩🇪🍩😋🍕🇩🇪💜 #OrielLanguages #CulinaryCulture #OrielSixthForm
💜🇩🇪🍩😋🍕🇩🇪💜 #OrielLanguages #CulinaryCulture #OrielSixthForm
Tonight was @oriel_pe Trampolining Club!!!! Great fun and some awesome skills on show!
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#OrielExtraCurricular #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce
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January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Tonight was @oriel_pe Trampolining Club!!!! Great fun and some awesome skills on show!
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#OrielExtraCurricular #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce
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#OrielExtraCurricular #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce #Bounce
Lovely to watch this great bunch at work this morning in FT1 making crudités and a whole range of different dips! 💜🥕🫑🌶️💜 #MasterChefs #Healthy #Tasty #CulinarySkills
January 20, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Lovely to watch this great bunch at work this morning in FT1 making crudités and a whole range of different dips! 💜🥕🫑🌶️💜 #MasterChefs #Healthy #Tasty #CulinarySkills
Our W.I.L.D sessions were all about ‘team work’ today & what a brilliant job this bunch have done!!! The area has been prepared for the Oriel Garden’s wildlife pond; & there are now new barked pathways. Such a great display of resilience & perseverance shown by everyone! 💚💜💚
January 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Our W.I.L.D sessions were all about ‘team work’ today & what a brilliant job this bunch have done!!! The area has been prepared for the Oriel Garden’s wildlife pond; & there are now new barked pathways. Such a great display of resilience & perseverance shown by everyone! 💚💜💚
Love the Oriel Art Team’s celebrations of our student’s talent! 💜🖼️🎨💜 #AmazingHomework #Creativity #OrielsGotTalent #ProudToBePurple
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Love the Oriel Art Team’s celebrations of our student’s talent! 💜🖼️🎨💜 #AmazingHomework #Creativity #OrielsGotTalent #ProudToBePurple
It was 8b/Ma3s turn to visit the STEM centre at @Gatwick_Airport this week. This bunch built their electric vehicles in record time & there were some fast cars too, winners were Team Einstein!!
Our students also had time to make a construction from 100 cup, tallest wins!! 💜🏎️🏁
Our students also had time to make a construction from 100 cup, tallest wins!! 💜🏎️🏁
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
It was 8b/Ma3s turn to visit the STEM centre at @Gatwick_Airport this week. This bunch built their electric vehicles in record time & there were some fast cars too, winners were Team Einstein!!
Our students also had time to make a construction from 100 cup, tallest wins!! 💜🏎️🏁
Our students also had time to make a construction from 100 cup, tallest wins!! 💜🏎️🏁
In the Creative Hub this week the group played a giant game of ‘The Squiggle Game’! One person draws a random squiggle, & another person turns it into a recognizable picture by adding details. It’s a brilliant way to think creatively and solve problems!! 💜 #OrielExtraCurricular
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
In the Creative Hub this week the group played a giant game of ‘The Squiggle Game’! One person draws a random squiggle, & another person turns it into a recognizable picture by adding details. It’s a brilliant way to think creatively and solve problems!! 💜 #OrielExtraCurricular
So, as we head, week by week, towards the summer exams it’s a shout out to Y11. Awesome engagement in ‘Big Science’ yesterday. This time it was Mr Taft leading a physics masterclass on Radioactivity! Great work everyone!! 💜☢️💜☢️💜 #HardWorkPays #OrielScience
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
So, as we head, week by week, towards the summer exams it’s a shout out to Y11. Awesome engagement in ‘Big Science’ yesterday. This time it was Mr Taft leading a physics masterclass on Radioactivity! Great work everyone!! 💜☢️💜☢️💜 #HardWorkPays #OrielScience
Big congratulations to three more of our awesome December 2025 Students of the Month; nominated by their Learning Community Teams for a whole load of fantastic reasons!! 💜👏💜 #OrielRewards #CelebrateSuccess #SotM
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Big congratulations to three more of our awesome December 2025 Students of the Month; nominated by their Learning Community Teams for a whole load of fantastic reasons!! 💜👏💜 #OrielRewards #CelebrateSuccess #SotM