Orleans Park School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BB
92
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
51%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.6%
8.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,403
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,360 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
51%
1st preference success rate
191 of 371 families who put it first got an offer
207
Places offered
1536
Total applications
7.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 371 | 191 | ● 51% |
| 2nd preference | 369 | 13 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 384 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 412 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1536 | 207 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 326 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathy Pacey
- Address
- Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BB
- Phone
- 02088910187
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Twickenham Riverside · Twickenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138651
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORLEANS PARK SCHOOL
1,403 pupils · 1,360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,109 pupils
Attendance
95.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 64.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.88 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.29 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 64.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 79.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 220 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.63 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 140 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 220 | 51% | 82% | 94% | |
| English Language | 219 | 41% | 83% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 218 | 43% | 87% | 94% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 35% | 74% | 89% | |
| History | 137 | 58% | 87% | 89% | |
| Geography | 127 | 54% | 87% | 91% | |
| French | 72 | 63% | 88% | 94% | |
| Biology | 67 | 69% | 93% | 97% | |
| Physics | 65 | 78% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 69% | 95% | 98% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 34% | 80% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 58 | 29% | 81% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 68 | 22% | 51% | 68% | |
| Economics | 45 | 2% | 22% | 58% | |
| Biology | 40 | 10% | 28% | 60% | |
| Physics | 38 | 11% | 42% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 4% | 28% | 56% | |
| History | 24 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Business Studies | 24 | 8% | 25% | 58% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 36% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 25% | 55% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 16% | 37% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 17% | 28% | 72% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 17 | 35% | 59% | 94% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 25127: Orleans Park School, Twickenham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Richmond upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.