Imberhorne SchoolOriel High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Imberhorne School and Oriel High School are secondary schools.
Imberhorne School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Oriel High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Oriel High School is ahead on our composite score.
Imberhorne School was judged Good and Oriel High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Imberhorne School and 46.0 for Oriel High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Imberhorne School (49.7 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Oriel High School (49.5 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | East GrinsteadImberhorne School | CrawleyOriel High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 40 in West Sussex | 19th of 40 in West Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,558 | 1,441 | |
| Capacity | 1,688 | 1,450 | |
| Location | East Grinstead, RH19 1QY | Crawley, RH10 7XW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.8% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.5% Stronger figure | 62.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 253 | 268 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 100 | 98 | |
| A-level average points | 36.4 Stronger figure | 34.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.8 Stronger figure | 34.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.2% | 22.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,573 | 1,478 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.8% | 14.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 10.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.2% Stronger figure | 26.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Imberhorne School
Oriel High School
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