OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
126
126 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
26
20.6% of pupils
Male pupils
100
79.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.1 pts
above England
School
65.9%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.2 pts
below England
School
11.1%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.5%
80
Any other Black background
5.6%
7
Caribbean
5.6%
7
African
4.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
126 of
126 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
5.1
34.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.69 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
35.97%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
29.75 pts
higher than
England
School
35.97%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
75.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
59.81 pts
higher than
England
School
75.63%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
28.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
26.77 pts
higher than
England
School
28.57%
Hillingdon
1.93%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
114.5%
34.8 pts
above England
The PRIDE Academy
114.5%
Hillingdon
88.8%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.