Orchard Park High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Croydon
Orchard Way, Croydon, CR0 7NJ
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
675
Capacity used
Has space68%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
106 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
148
Places offered
536
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 106 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 21 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 96 | 8 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 210 | 13 | ● 6% |
| Total | 536 | 148 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Croydon lets families list 6 preferences. 101 applications came from outside the council area (17 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carly Moran
- Address
- Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7NJ
- Phone
- 02087760220
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward / constituency
- Shirley North · Croydon East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142040
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
675 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 685 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 49.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 103 | — |
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 | 20.22 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 18 | — |
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 | 102 | 20% | 47% | 68% | |
| English Language | 102 | 13% | 43% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 19% | 67% | 77% | |
| History | 79 | 10% | 38% | 53% | |
| Biology | 53 | 15% | 53% | 75% | |
| Physics | 53 | 17% | 53% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 23% | 58% | 77% | |
| Business | 50 | 6% | 40% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 49 | 2% | 16% | 39% | |
| Social Studies | 42 | 10% | 33% | 45% | |
| Geography | 37 | 24% | 49% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 6% | 24% | 55% |
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 Croydon 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.