Orchardside School
230 Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN1 4RL
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Celeste Fay
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 101972
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083534270
About this school
Orchardside School is a special school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orchardside School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Orchardside School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 2 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.59%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Russet House School1.1 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Durants School1.1 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Fern House School1.2 miles
Academies · Enfield
-
Salmons Brook School1.3 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Freshsteps Independent school1.5 miles
Independent schools · Brimsdown
Other schools in Enfield
- Durants School Special schools
- Fern House School Academies
- Russet House School Special schools
- Salmons Brook School Free Schools
- Waverley School Special schools
- Alma Primary School Primary
- Brimsdown Primary School Primary
- Bush Hill Park Primary School Primary
- Capel Manor Primary School Primary
- Carterhatch Infant School Primary
- Carterhatch Junior School Primary
- Chase Side Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Orchardside School teach?
- Orchardside School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchardside School?
- The headteacher of Orchardside School is Ms Celeste Fay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orchardside School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchardside School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Orchardside School?
- Orchardside School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Orchardside School a faith school?
- No. Orchardside School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchardside School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Orchardside School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.