OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Not met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Not met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Urgent improvement
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 March 2025
Graded inspection
Not judged
Published
14 May 2025
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
48
48 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
39.6% of pupils
Male pupils
29
60.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
above England
School
39.6%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.9 pts
above England
School
29.2%
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
33.3%
16
African
18.8%
9
Any other ethnic group
16.7%
8
Pakistani
6.3%
3
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
2
Any other White background
4.2%
2
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
25.0%
12 of
48 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
40.0%
39.8 pts
below England
The Skills Hub
40.0%
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.