Orchard Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 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
- 634 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.7%
- Girls
- 42.3%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 30.4%
Mixed 17%
African 16.9%
Caribbean 10.4%
Other White 8.8%
Other Black 3.8%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other 2.8%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
| Geography | GCSE | 37 |
Admissions
Orchard Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 101
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 86 58 |
| Year 8 | 143 78 65 |
| Year 9 | 124 72 52 |
| Year 10 | 120 61 59 |
| Year 11 | 103 69 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 33.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 49.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 7.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |