OFSTED
25 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
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
140
140 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
30
21.4% of pupils
Male pupils
110
78.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.8 pts
above England
School
48.6%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
above England
School
35.7%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
22.1%
31
Any other Asian background
15.0%
21
Any other Mixed background
14.3%
20
Indian
9.3%
13
White and Black Caribbean
7.1%
10
Any other Black background
5.0%
7
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%
140 of
140 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
7.98%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.23 pts
higher than
England
School
22.05%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.23 pts
lower than
England
School
1.57%
Croydon
2.11%
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
93.3%
13.6 pts
above England
Addington Valley Academy
93.3%
Croydon
72.6%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.