Orleans Park SchoolThe Richmond upon Thames School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Twickenham.

Summary of the comparison

Orleans Park School and The Richmond upon Thames School are secondary schools in Twickenham.

  • Orleans Park School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Richmond upon Thames School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Orleans Park School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Orleans Park School was judged Outstanding and The Richmond upon Thames School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 64.4 for Orleans Park School and 51.0 for The Richmond upon Thames School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Orleans Park School (64.1 in 2021-22, 64.4 in 2024-25) and has risen at The Richmond upon Thames School (48.1 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Orleans Park School versus The Richmond upon Thames School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TwickenhamOrleans Park SchoolTwickenhamThe Richmond upon Thames SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking1st of 11 in Richmond upon Thames Stronger figure10th of 11 in Richmond upon Thames
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,394 755
Capacity1,360 774
LocationTwickenham, TW1 3BB Twickenham, TW2 7SL
GCSE results
Attainment 864.4 Stronger figure51.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths79.5% Stronger figure48.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths92.3% Stronger figure74.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc72.3% Stronger figure42.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.11 Stronger figure4.64 4.09
Cohort220 151
A-level results
A-level entries140 Not reported
A-level average points39.6 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points39.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects27.9% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,394 755
Free school meals (ever 6)7.8% 21.7%
English as an additional language27.8% 28.7%
SEN support7.2% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure15.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Orleans Park School

The Richmond upon Thames School

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