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Orleans Park School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 66 66.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
66.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
78.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
47.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.88 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 64.4[6] 79.5%[6]
2023/24 64.1[4] 79.6%[4] +0.88[4]
2022/23 64.2[7] 79%[7] +0.77[7]
2021/22 64.1[8] 79%[8] +0.68[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
27.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 19.9%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 29.2%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 32.8%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 24.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
70% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
7% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
18% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2020/21[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[16] 70%[16] 6%[16] 16%[16]
2020/21 95%[15] 64%[15] 9%[15] 16%[15] 1%[15] 2%[15]
2019/20 93%[17] 64%[17] 4%[17] 21%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 64%[18] 0%[18] 27%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
83% 2022/23[19]
Education
65% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[19]
Employment
18% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 86%[20] 65%[20] 0%[20] 21%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 73%[21] 1%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 81%[22] 68%[22] 1%[22] 12%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 71%[23] 3%[23] 15%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
89% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
42% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
41% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[26] 55%[26]
2019/20 87%[25] 44%[25] 41%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 86%[27] 39%[27] 35%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 75%[28] 31%[28] 31%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
22 Nov 2023[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
18 Jan 2024[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Nov 2017[30] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
7.6 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
1565 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
401 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
207 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1536[31] 371[31] 207[31] 7.4[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2024 1616[31] 375[31] 206[31] 7.8[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2023 1637[31] 373[31] 208[31] 7.9[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2022 1653[31] 397[31] 206[31] 8.0[31] 1.9[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1360[1]
Trust
ORLEANS PARK SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames[1]
Website
http://www.orleanspark.school[1]
District
Richmond upon Thames[32]
Postcode
TW1 3BB[1]
URN
138651[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1394 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
27.8% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
7.2% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
4.7% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
7.8% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
68.7%[34]
Mixed
10%[34]
Asian
14.5%[34]
Black
1.8%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.7%[34]
Unclassified
3.3%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Published examination outcomes are well above the national average. For example, in science, some Year 10 pupils are able to grapple with ideas usually taught at A Level.[35]
Warmth
Pupils take great pride in their school. Pupils trust staff to always have their best interests at heart. Pupils thrive at this school. They are happy, safe and achieve very well.[35]
Pastoral care
There is a very strong focus on pupils’ personal development. Staff teach pupils about the importance of topics such as mental well-being and consent.[35]
Behaviour
This results in very positive behaviour and exemplary attitudes to learning. Pupils are focused and eager to learn.[35]
Learning support
Teachers are very well informed about pupils’ individual needs. As a result, they make appropriate adaptations to teaching and resources.[35]
Enrichment
There are many local, national and international visits. These include museums, banks, theatres and even as far as Borneo for a world challenge expedition. There is also the opportunity for all younger pupils to take part in new experiences such as creative days and camping or adventure trips.[35]
Independence
Pupils learn to be responsible and reflect on their own actions. Across the school and sixth form, pupils are eager to succeed.[35]
Collaboration
Pupils build very respectful, working relationships with each other and with staff.[35]
Sport
They appreciate the many sporting opportunities and other activities such as debating and chess.[35]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (14)
    They appreciate the many sporting opportunities and other activities such as debating and chess (p. 1)
    Pupils take great pride in their school. Pupils trust staff to always have their best interests at heart (p. 1)
    Pupils thrive at this school. They are happy, safe and achieve very well (p. 1)
    Published examination outcomes are well above the national average (p. 2)
    For example, in science, some Year 10 pupils are able to grapple with ideas usually taught at A Level (p. 2)
    There is a very strong focus on pupils' personal development. Staff teach pupils about the importance of topics such as mental well-being and consent (p. 2)
    This results in very positive behaviour and exemplary attitudes to learning (p. 1)
    Pupils are focused and eager to learn (p. 1)
    There are many local, national and international visits. These include museums, banks, theatres and even as far as Borneo for a world challenge expedition (p. 2)
    There is also the opportunity for all younger pupils to take part in new experiences such as creative days and camping or adventure trips (p. 1)
    Pupils learn to be responsible and reflect on their own actions (p. 1)
    Across the school and sixth form, pupils are eager to succeed (p. 2)
    Pupils build very respectful, working relationships with each other and with staff (p. 1)
    Teachers are very well informed about pupils' individual needs. As a result, they make appropriate adaptations to teaching and resources (p. 2)