Orleans Park School is a

coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

secondary school with academy status, located in

Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...

area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. It is situated 10 miles south-west of central

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Performance

As with other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables.

Location and history

The school is situated in part of the former grounds of nearby

Orleans House Orleans House was a Palladian villa built by the architect John James in 1710 near the Thames at Twickenham, England, for the politician and diplomat James Johnston. It was subsequently named after the Duc d'Orléans who stayed there in t ...

. Covering , it opened on the existing site in 1973 and the building was extended in 1993.

Status

Orleans Park teaches pupils in years 7–13 (ages 11–19), with 8

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s in each school year. Since 2014 there has been a Sixth Form, with 6

s in each of the two years. The school gained the status of a Mathematics and Computing College in September 2003, then also became a

Language College Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the specialist schools programme (SSP) in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. Schools that succes ...

in September 2008. The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2012.

Uniform

The

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consists of a maroon sweatshirt, a

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shirt and

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trousers Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, and ...

; both the skirt and the jumper display the school's

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, interlocked letters O and P. The new uniform is grey skirt/trousers with a maroon v neck sweater with an added gold band around the v. There is also the Orleans park writing and logo in gold. Under this is a white shirt with a normal collar or a revered collar.

Catchment

Many pupils at Orleans Park come from the following nearby

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s: St. Stephen's School, Archdeacon Cambridge's School, St. Mary's School, Chase Bridge Primary School, Orleans Primary , Ivybridge school and The Vineyard School.

Notable former pupils

* Heather Cowell, professional International rugby player who plays for both England Sevens and Harlequins. Played 3 times for England Red Roses (15s). A former international gymnast. * Cameron Cowell, professional rugby player who played 38 times for Englands Sevens team. * Claire Allan, Olympic 2016 Rugby Sevens player * Julian Dunkerton, co-founder of

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Edd Gould Edward Duncan Ernest Gould, (28 October 1988 – 25 March 2012) was a British animator, artist, writer, director, and voice actor. He was best known for creating '' Eddsworld'', a media franchise consisting of flash animations and web comics ...

, (1988-2012) creator of the web series ''

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'' *

Josh Herdman Joshua Colin M. Herdman''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 26 March 1987) is an English actor and mixed martial artist, best known for playing Gregory Goyle in the ''Harry Potter'' film ...

, actor best known for playing

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in the '' Harry Potter'' films * Scott Overall, Olympic Marathon runner *

Rufus Sewell Rufus Frederik Sewell (; born 29 October 1967) is a British film and stage actor. In film, he has appeared in '' Carrington'' (1995), '' ''Hamlet' (1996), ''Dangerous Beauty'' (1998), '' Dark City'' (1998), '' A Knight's Tale ''(2001), '' Th ...

, film, theatre and television actor * Fionn Whitehead, actor best known for his role in Dunkirk and Black Mirror's Bandersnatch. * John Yorke, TV executive and author

Notable former teachers

Greg Davies Gregory Daniel Davies ( ; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Greg in ''We Are Klang'', Mr Gilbert in ''The Inbetweeners'', Ken Thompson in ''Cuckoo'', the Taskmaster in '' Tas ...

, comedian and actor who previously taught drama at the school. Best known for his role as Mr Gilbert in

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References

External links

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Orleans Park School Association
{{authority control Secondary schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Twickenham Academies in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames