What did Ofsted judge Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in January 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Orchard Park High School?

Orchard Park High School has 675 pupils on roll.

What ages does Orchard Park High School take?

Orchard Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Orchard Park High School located?

Orchard Park High School is located in Croydon, CR0 7NJ, Croydon.

How do I apply to Orchard Park High School?

Orchard Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Orchard Park High School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Orchard Park High School was 1.574 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Orchard Park High School?

When Orchard Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Looked after children, or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Need — Students who have exceptional medical and/or social grounds for admission to this school. Evidence must show this is the only suitable school to meet their needs. Parents complete the Trust's Social and Medical Form supported by written evidence from a registered professional, submitted to Greenshaw Learning Trust by 31 October; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at Orchard Park High School for two or more consecutive years at the time the application is made, or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority, the place is decided by the drawing of lots, drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service independent of the school's admissions process.

What is the largest ethnic background at Orchard Park High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.6% of pupils at Orchard Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Orchard Park High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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1.574miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Orchard Park High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children — Looked after children, or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Medical/Social Need — Students who have exceptional medical and/or social grounds for admission to this school. Evidence must show this is the only suitable school to meet their needs. Parents complete the Trust's Social and Medical Form supported by written evidence from a registered professional, submitted to Greenshaw Learning Trust by 31 October.
3Children of permanent members of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at Orchard Park High School for two or more consecutive years at the time the application is made, or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Siblings — Students who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission. Sibling includes brother/sister, half, adopted, foster, step, or the child of the parent's partner, and children brought together as a family by a same-sex civil partnership; the child must live in the same family unit at the same address Monday to Friday at the time of application. Cousins or children of friends are excluded.
5Distance — Remaining places offered on proximity of the child's home address to the school, measured in a straight line using the computerised system specified by Croydon Council. Applications are ranked by home-to-school distance within each priority.

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants share priority, the place is decided by the drawing of lots, drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service independent of the school's admissions process.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is the admission authority. Arrangements determined by the Board of Trustees on 13 February 2026. Distance is also used to rank applicants within every priority.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Orchard Park High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in January 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Orchard Park High School?: Orchard Park High School has 675 pupils on roll.
What ages does Orchard Park High School take?: Orchard Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Orchard Park High School located?: Orchard Park High School is located in Croydon, CR0 7NJ, Croydon.
How do I apply to Orchard Park High School?: Orchard Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Orchard Park High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Orchard Park High School was 1.574 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Orchard Park High School?: When Orchard Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Looked after children, or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Need — Students who have exceptional medical and/or social grounds for admission to this school. Evidence must show this is the only suitable school to meet their needs. Parents complete the Trust's Social and Medical Form supported by written evidence from a registered professional, submitted to Greenshaw Learning Trust by 31 October; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at Orchard Park High School for two or more consecutive years at the time the application is made, or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority, the place is decided by the drawing of lots, drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service independent of the school's admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Orchard Park High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.6% of pupils at Orchard Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Orchard Park High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children — Looked after children, or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Medical/Social Need — Students who have exceptional medical and/or social grounds for admission to this school. Evidence must show this is the only suitable school to meet their needs. Parents complete the Trust's Social and Medical Form supported by written evidence from a registered professional, submitted to Greenshaw Learning Trust by 31 October.
3Children of permanent members of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at Orchard Park High School for two or more consecutive years at the time the application is made, or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Siblings — Students who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission. Sibling includes brother/sister, half, adopted, foster, step, or the child of the parent's partner, and children brought together as a family by a same-sex civil partnership; the child must live in the same family unit at the same address Monday to Friday at the time of application. Cousins or children of friends are excluded.
5Distance — Remaining places offered on proximity of the child's home address to the school, measured in a straight line using the computerised system specified by Croydon Council. Applications are ranked by home-to-school distance within each priority.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is the admission authority. Arrangements determined by the Board of Trustees on 13 February 2026. Distance is also used to rank applicants within every priority.

Orchard Park High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Orchard Park High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in January 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Orchard Park High School?: Orchard Park High School has 675 pupils on roll.
What ages does Orchard Park High School take?: Orchard Park High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Orchard Park High School located?: Orchard Park High School is located in Croydon, CR0 7NJ, Croydon.
How do I apply to Orchard Park High School?: Orchard Park High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Orchard Park High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Orchard Park High School was 1.574 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Orchard Park High School?: When Orchard Park High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Looked after children, or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Need — Students who have exceptional medical and/or social grounds for admission to this school. Evidence must show this is the only suitable school to meet their needs. Parents complete the Trust's Social and Medical Form supported by written evidence from a registered professional, submitted to Greenshaw Learning Trust by 31 October; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at Orchard Park High School for two or more consecutive years at the time the application is made, or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority, the place is decided by the drawing of lots, drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service independent of the school's admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Orchard Park High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29.6% of pupils at Orchard Park High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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