Orleans Park School
Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORLEANS PARK SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathy Pacey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,360
- Pupils on roll
- 1,403
- URN
- 138651
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088910187
About this school
Orleans Park School is a secondary academy in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orleans Park School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 216 | 216 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.2 | 64.1 | 64.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.77 +0.58 to +0.97 | +0.88 +0.69 to +1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 79.6% | 79.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 92.1% | 92.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 63% | 72.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Orleans Park 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 | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.2 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.1 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.4 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,364 |
| 2023/24 | 1,373 |
| 2024/25 | 1,394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orleans Park School compares
Orleans Park School ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64.4 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 1,403 | — |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 61.8 | 4.6% | 9.4% | 1,175 | 0.6 miles |
| Grey Court School | 62.8 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 1,650 | 0.8 miles |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | 51 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 760 | 0.9 miles |
| Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ | 56.3 | 7.6% | 25.1% | 1,013 | 1.4 miles |
| Waldegrave School | 67.3 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 1,470 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.77%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 8.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Grey Court School0.8 miles
Secondary · Richmond
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The Richmond upon Thames School0.9 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ1.4 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
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Waldegrave School1.5 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
Other schools in Twickenham
Orleans Park School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Twickenham.
- The Richmond upon Thames School Secondary
- Turing House School Secondary
- Twickenham School Secondary
- Waldegrave School Secondary
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Orleans Park School teach?
- Orleans Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Orleans Park School?
- The headteacher of Orleans Park School is Ms Kathy Pacey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orleans Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orleans Park 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 Orleans Park School?
- Orleans Park School has 1,403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Orleans Park School full?
- Orleans Park School has capacity for 1,360 pupils and 1,403 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Orleans Park School a faith school?
- No. Orleans Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Orleans Park School a selective school?
- No. Orleans Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Orleans Park School part of an academy trust?
- Orleans Park School is part of ORLEANS PARK SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Orleans Park School have?
- The schools register lists Orleans Park School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Orleans Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.2 in 2022/23 and 64.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Orleans Park School compare with other schools in Richmond upon Thames?
- Orleans Park School ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Orleans Park School's absence rate?
- Orleans Park School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orleans Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orleans Park School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.