Orchard Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 142040
- Address
- Orchard Way, Shirley, CR0 7NJ
- Website
- www.orchardparkhigh.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 639 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.0%
- Girls
- 44.0%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 31.6%
African 16.4%
Mixed 14.9%
Caribbean 11.7%
Other White 9.1%
Other Black 4.2%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other Asian 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Indian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Orchard Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 70 70 |
| Year 8 | 127 76 51 |
| Year 9 | 125 64 61 |
| Year 10 | 113 74 39 |
| Year 11 | 134 74 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |