Orchard Park High School, Croydon

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Orchard Park High School
Picture of Orchard Park School Front.jpg
Address
Orchard Park High School, Croydon
Orchard Way, Shirley

, ,
CR0 7NJ

England
Coordinates 51°23′01″N00°02′20″W / 51.38361°N 0.03889°W / 51.38361; -0.03889
Information
Former nameEdenham High School
Type Academy
MottoInspiring Lives, Building Futures
Local authority Croydon London Borough Council
TrustGreenshaw Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 142040 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherCiara Warnock [1]
Gender Mixed
Age range11–18
Enrolment768 (2019) [2]
Capacity1,440 [2]
Website www.orchardparkhigh.co.uk

Orchard Park High School (formerly Edenham High School) is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Shirley, Croydon, Greater London, England. It was formerly a foundation school and became an academy in September 2015. It adopted its present name in September 2017 and is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. [3]

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History

Orchard Park High School was formerly a foundation school known as Edenham High School. [4] It was Croydon's last remaining local authority secondary school, until it became an academy as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust in September 2015. [5] [6] [7] It changed its name to Orchard Park High School with a new badge and uniform in September 2017. The changes represent its location in the Monks Orchard community and the heritage of the school site, with elements of the previous landowners family crests used. [8] [9] [10]

Notable alumni

Edenham High School

Notable staff

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References

  1. "Headteacher's Welcome". Orchard Park High School. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Orchard Park High (Croydon)". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Orchard Park High School". Croydon London Borough Council. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "Edenham High School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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