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Orleans Park is a successful and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive that serves its local community in Twickenham with over 1,350 students. The dedicated staff work hard to ensure students are successful, leaving here as responsible citizens and confident individuals.

What Orleans Park has to offer:

• a commitment to the professional development of all its staff to become outstanding teachers and leaders
• regular CPD sessions
• Sixth Form in dedicated buildings and facilities
• employee assistance programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• situated on a 16-acre site close to the River Thames and the centre of Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The borough is home to the attractions of Richmond Park, Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace and Twickenham Stadium.
• easy access to central London and excellent transport links for bus, train, Underground and Overground services
• close to the M3/M4/M25 with staff parking on site
• staff travel card loans
• Cyclescheme

Here’s what Ofsted have to say:

In November 2023, Ofsted recognised that Orleans Park continues to be an outstanding school. They said "Pupils thrive at this school. They are happy, safe and achieve very well" and that the school has "a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils". "Pupils build very respectful, working relationships with each other and with staff. Pupils learn to be responsible and reflect on their own actions. This results in very positive behaviour and exemplary attitudes to learning".

Core Values:

At Orleans Park the wellbeing, progress and achievement of every student are at the heart of everything we do.

We pride ourselves on being a happy and vibrant place to learn. We firmly believe that students achieve when they feel the genuine security of a community that supports learning and promotes social responsibility. To support students to be the best they can be, our core values are:

• Responsibility
• Resilience
• Respect

The Orleans Park values are embedded in our vision. A value is a principle that guides our thinking and our behaviour. We believe that these values are as important within the school community as they are throughout life.

Through our school values we aim to:

• Improve behaviour, conduct and confidence by developing strong values within the students at our school
• Promote the key attributes needed to excel in all aspects of life both inside and outside of Orleans Park
• Display the standards of conduct we expect of ourselves and each other to ensure our community thrives
• To raise standards by promoting a school vision that is underpinned by our core values, supporting the development of the student as a reflective learner within a calm, caring, happy and purposeful atmosphere

Our school values ensure our students leave Orleans Park successful, confident responsible citizens.

Where to find us:

Close to central Twickenham, we are well served by local transport with several bus routes stopping right outside the school gates and train and tube stations nearby. St. Margarets and Twickenham Train Stations are both within easy walking distance for South Western Railway services and Richmond Station is one mile away for District Line Underground and Overground Services and South Western Railway.

Please explore our website as this will give you an insight into the vibrancy of Orleans Park: www.orleanspark.school

We look forward to receiving your application.

Kathy Pacey

Headteacher