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Orchard Park High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon CR0 7NJ · orchardparkhigh.co.uk · 020 8776 0220

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Overview

Ofsted
Improving
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.8
average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
Last distance offered
1.57 mi
2.53 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
675
68% of 1,000 places
Local authority
Croydon
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.1%
First language not English
15%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Greenshaw Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.57 mi (2.53 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.14 mi (3.44 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 40 (Places 146)40September 2023: 82 (Places 148)82September 2024: 95 (Places 150)95September 2025: 130 (Places 148)130September 2026: 139 (Places 145)139Places 145
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026145139179%
September 2025Sept 20251481300.982%
September 2024Sept 2024150950.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023148820.699%
September 2022Sept 2022146400.3100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.57 mi2.53 km
September 20252.14 mi3.44 km
September 20248.31 mi13.37 km
September 20234.29 mi6.91 km
September 20227.04 mi11.33 km

The furthest distance at which a place was offered under the distance criterion.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (20.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 40.0 (England 46.3)40.02017/18: 43.3 (England 46.5)43.32018/19: 44.0 (England 46.7)44.02021/22: 49.8 (England 48.8)49.82022/23: 50.6 (England 46.3)50.62023/24: 49.7 (England 45.9)49.72024/25: 44.8 (England 46.0)44.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.846.0
●44.7%45.4%
●63.1%64.8%
▼23.3%40.5%
▼3.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form47.3+9.1
Sixth form college3.8+1.5
Further education32.8−8.4
Apprenticeship0.8−2.3
Employment5.3+1.5
Not in a lasting destination3.1−3.8
Activity not captured6.9+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 25.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 18.5 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 24.9 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 20.2 (England 32.9)DEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
18 studentsD (20.2)Below average -0.36
18 studentsD (20.2)Below average -0.36
Applied general7 studentsMerit+ (27.9)Average +0.30
Tech level7 studentsDist+ (40.7)—
0%AAB or better
88.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1825D+ (24.9)+0.15
2016/1754D (18.5)-0.55
2015/1616C- (25.7)-0.59

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/19
Left in 2018/19Since 2016/17
University22−16
Further and other education6+4
Further education3—
Other education3—
Apprenticeship9−1
Employment22−9
Not in a lasting destination22+13
Activity not captured19+9

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Orchard Park High School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Improving
Inspected
23 Jan 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101819), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101819)

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
38
6% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

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