💚 MACMILLAN CAKE SALE! 💜 Fri 25th Sept - Cakes on sale at break & lunch, so bring some cash & treat yourself for a great cause. Want to donate a cake? Bring it to the Africa Pastoral Office at AM Mentor Time. Every slice supports @macmillancancer 💚💜 #EverySliceSupports #RaisingAndGiving

Our Y7 Geographers were out and about around school last week, testing how well they know their way around and practicing their map skills. 💜🧭🌎💜 #OrielGeography #MapSkills #Navigation #ProudToBePurple

Busy night at our Youth Club this Tuesday! 💜So proud of our Youth Wing and all it offers our students. From games & sports to music, arts and more, it’s a fantastic space for young people to thrive. Don’t forget to cast your vote in Tesco! 🗳️🔵 #YouthClub #EveryTokenCoubts

It was the first session in the Creative Hub this week. This great bunch were hard at work being creative in our Youth Wing; learning how to weave. How wonderful are these works of art. Mrs Jordan is looking forward to seeing everyone back next week! 💜😀💜 #OrielExtraCurricular #Creativity #NewSkills

It’s been brilliant seeing our Y7 students start to gain their Bunsen Burner ‘licenses”, learning how to light and use them safely. 💜🔥💜 #OrielScience #PracticalScience #NewSkills

This Term’s Extra-Curricular has landed! ⬇️💜⬇️💜⬇️💜⬇️💜⬇️

It was great to wander through our fabulous Art Rooms last week and see the work being produced by our talented Year 8 students using The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) a traditional Mexican festival as inspiration. 💜🇲🇽💀💀💜 #OrielArt #Creativity #DayOfTheDead

Congratulations to all of our Bronze @dofeuk groups who have completed their expedition weekend. They’ve all been brilliant, worked hard and we’re very proud of them 💜👏💜 #OrielDofE #CompletedItMate #ProudToBePurple

All of our @dofeuk Bronze Expedition groups have arrived at the @blacklandfarm campsite and dinner is cooking! Well done everyone!!💜⛺️🍜🍳 🥣🔥🏕️💜 #OrielDofE #HappyCampers

More great pics of our @dofeuk groups out in the Ashdown Forest area on their Bronze Expedition. Looks like an early lunch stop for some 👍☀️🥾💜 #OrielDofE #LovelyDayForAHike

….. and their off!! Our rescheduled (from the summer’s heatwave) @dofeuk Expedition for our Bronze Award teams. What a beautiful morning for it!! ☀️💜🥾 #HappyHikers #OrielDofE

Great turn out at @oriel_pe Badminton Club this week! 💜🏸💜🏸💜 #OrielExtraCurricular #AfterSchoolSport #Competitive #Fun

What a fabulous day! Our GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition students cooked incredible Korean Street Food while learning about careers in the industry with professional chef Ellie from @prept.foundation Huge thanks to Chef Ellie for sharing her time and expertise! 🙏🍜🥢🍚 #OrielDT #OrielCooks

Great to see this bunch of Year 7s honing their practical science skills this afternoon, with Mr Taft. They were getting to grips with Units of Measurement and practicing taking accurate readings. Great job!!! 👏 💜🧪⏱️📏⚖️💜 #OrielScience #Skills #Precision

🎭 Performing Arts in action at Ori Y7s brought movement, improvisation & freeze frames to life, while our new Y10 Performing Arts Crew jumped straight into a high-energy Timebomb challenge! 💣⏱️ Big energy, brilliant teamwork & lots of fun! 💜💜 #OrielPerformingArts

Love this very visual representation of teaching about negative numbers from Mr Everington! A number line stretching over our balcony with numbers above and below zero. Great work from this Y10 bunch too 🔢➖➕💜 #OrielMaths #NegativeNumbers #Boom

We’re very proud of our fabulous Library! What a treat to see this Year 7 Library Induction lesson in full swing on Friday, led by our wonderful librarian Mrs Beckett. 💜📚💜📚💜 #OrielReads #ReadingWillTakeYouEverywhere #WeLoveBooks

Great to have Years 7 to 11 all back at school today……. and just like that it’s Friday already!! A really strong start to the academic year. 😀💜 #HappyWeekend #StartStrong

It was wonderful to welcome our Y7s to @oriel.high.school yesterday. 270 new recruits! We hope they’ve all had a brilliant day!! 💜💜 #NewYear #NewTerm #ProudToBePurple

Two days back at school and something’s been missing… 🤔😕 We’re ready and raring to go! 💜 The Oriel Staff can’t wait to welcome students back over the next four school days as we kick off the 2026–27 Academic Year! Tomorrow, it’s Year 7, 10 & 11! 🎉 #NewTerm #NewYear #FreshStart

📚✨ New school year, new goals! Have you made any resolutions yet? 🎯 #NewSchoolYearGoals #FreshStarts #NewBeginnings

Just a reminder about our staggered start for Years 7 to 11 this year. First Day of Term for Years 7, 10 and 11 is Thursday 3rd September. First Day of Term for Years 8 and 9 is Friday 4th September. 🗓️💜 #NewTermIncoming

So proud of our amazing Youth Wing provision 💜 From our Cooking Club & Eco Club, to the Creative Hub, Gardening Club, there are so many opportunities for students to learn new skills, & grow in confidence. We”d love your support too… please vote for us in Tesco! 🗳️💙 #YouthWing #EveryTokenCounts

Introducing you all to our newest members of the Oriel teaching team; Ms Hyland, Mr Boxall, Ms Trivedi, Mr Bowman, Ms Hunt, Ms Hide and Ms Norcott. Give them all a warm Oriel welcome next week when we’re back in school!! 💜💜 #NewTerm #OrielWelcome #Community #SeeYouNextWeek

Planning ahead! 📅✈️ Dates are already in the diary for all our Y8 Maths classes to visit the Gatwick STEM Centre next year. So grateful for the amazing hands-on STEM & careers opportunities Gatwick continues to provide for our students. Thank you for your support of Oriel! 🙌 #STEM #CareersEducation

INCOMING: New Student Planners have arrived! 💜😀💜 #NewYear #NewTerm #NewStationery

Despite school being closed our reception still looks resplendent! Look at more of these stunning art pieces using mixed media and taking inspiration from the natural world. 💜🌸🌺💜 #OrielArt #OrielsGotTalent

So this is the side of @oriel.high.school you don’t always get to see! Lots of summer work going on preparing the building for the start of term. New doors, fresh paintwork and lots of other refurbishments happening. 💜😎💜 #LookSmartForTheNewAcademicYear

Results Day can bring decisions & lots of info to digest. 📚 As well as Schools & Colleges, there are other sources of advice & support. 💡 @NationalCareers impartial guidance on your next steps. 💬 Text SUSSEX to 85258 for support. Whatever your results, there are always options

What a fabulous — and busy — day at Oriel as our Y11 students collected their GCSE & Level 2 results! 🎓✨ We’re so proud of you all. Now it’s time to look ahead, explore future pathways and take those exciting next steps. 💜👏 #ResultsDay2026 #VeryProudToBePurple