Orchard Park High School (formerly Edenham High School) is an 11–18 mixed,

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and

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with academy status in

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, England. It was formerly a

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and became an academy in September 2015. It adopted its present name in September 2017 and is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.

History

Orchard Park High School was formerly a

known as Edenham High School. It was Croydon's last remaining local authority secondary school, until it became an

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as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust in September 2015. 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

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community and the heritage of the school site, with elements of the previous landowners family crests used.

Notable alumni

Edenham High School *

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, singer *

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, professional boxer *

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, former Guantanamo Bay detainee

Notable staff

* Gavin McGowan, former PE teacher

References

External links

* Secondary schools in the London Borough of Croydon Academies in the London Borough of Croydon {{London-school-stub