Orleans Park School

At Orleans Park we are committed to the highest standards in everything that we do. We value the achievements of every student no matter what their abilities or talents. Students experience a stimulating and challenging learning environment through our curriculum provided by dedicated and highly-qualified staff.

With high expectations for staff as well as every student, a caring and supportive ethos ensures everyone can achieve their very best. Young people are at the heart of all that we do. We have created an atmosphere in the school that promotes high standards and mutual respect. Above all, students at Orleans Park work hard and enjoy their learning.

Our enrichment offer involves students in a wide range of opportunities, challenges and experiences outside of the classroom. Our success depends on well-established partnerships and positive relationships between students, staff, parents/carers, governors and the wider community. Orleans Park is academic, creative, aspirational, active, forward thinking and inclusive. We continually strive for excellence.

Orleans Park is a mixed secondary Academy for students aged 11 - 18 (Years 7 to 13). All Admissions to Orleans Park for Years 7 to 11 are administered by the Richmond Council Admissions Department.You will need to contact your home borough for guidance if you do not live in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.

A waiting list for the school will be held by the Local Authority in criteria order (regardless of when the application is received) until the end of the academic year in July 2019. After this date the school waiting list will be disbanded and parents will need to request in writing to have their child’s name added to a waiting list for the school.

We continually strive to provide our students with the highest quality learning experiences. Students are fully involved in their learning and are able to expertly discuss their progress and future needs. They are also able to transfer their learning skills from one subject to another.

We provide a broad and balanced curriculum that challenges all students to reach their potential. We secure and maintain consistently high standards of teaching in all curriculum areas.We promote a highly aspirational culture for learning that facilitates the development of transferable life skills, resilience, creativity and independence. At Orleans Park we recognise and celebrate success in all areas, and strive to provide an environment where students value, enjoy, and are excited by learning.

Orleans Park Sixth Form is already a popular choice for students to continue their education beyond the age of 16. Our aim is to provide a stimulating and caring community where students are valued as an individual. We are dedicated to bringing out the very best in every student and enabling them to succeed at Orleans Park and beyond, whether that is moving on to an academic degree course at university, taking up an apprenticeship or perhaps entering employment directly.

Orleans Park is a fantastic place to learn, be creative, develop and study. It is a happy sixth form where all of our students thrive. Our highly qualified and dedicated staff, excellent facilities and outstanding curriculum provide our students with stimulating and challenging learning experiences. In addition, our extensive extra-curricular offer involves students in a wide range of opportunities, challenges and experiences outside the classroom. We all aspire to the highest standards in everything we do and this is demonstrated in the purpose and successes of our students in classrooms, on stage, in art rooms and on the sporting field. We value the contributionand achievements of every student at Orleans Park and we do our very best to nurture and develop their interests, abilities and talents. Sixth form students at Orleans Park also make a great contribution to the leadership of the school. We believe in excellence for all and this is our commitment to every student at Orleans Park Sixth Form.

Orleans Park has a strong sporting tradition. We encourage sporting excellence and active participation with opportunities for a full range of abilities and interests. We run a wide range of sports clubs at lunch time and after school. We frequently take our thriving sports teams to other London schools for competitive fixtures. Many of our students compete at county-level and beyond, and the school is rightly proud of its long tradition of sporting success and excellence.

All students are invited to take part in a residential trip during Years 7, 8, and 9, which take place over three days. Over the course of the three trips students cover survival tactics on the coast, in the woods, and on the mountains. We also offer a range of subject residential trips with History, Geography and Language trips taking place in this country and abroad. In addition, there are residential sporting trips, including the very popular annual ski trip. Activities, such as The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, help students develop selfconfidence, resilience and leadership skills.