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Orchard Park High School, Croydon

Academy in Croydon, Greater London, England

51°23′01″N 00°02′20″W / 51.38361°N 0.03889°W / 51.38361; -0.03889InformationFormer nameEdenham High SchoolTypeAcademyMottoInspiring Lives, Building FuturesLocal authorityCroydon London Borough CouncilTrustGreenshaw Learning TrustDepartment for Education URN142040 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherCiara Warnock^[1]GenderMixedAge range11–18Enrolment768 (2019)^[2]Capacity1,440^[2]Websitewww.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]

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

Ben Haenow, singer
Joshua Buatsi, professional boxer
Feroz Abbasi, former Guantanamo Bay detainee

Notable staff

Gavin McGowan, former PE teacher

References

^ "Headteacher's Welcome". Orchard Park High School. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Orchard Park High (Croydon)". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "Orchard Park High School". Croydon London Borough Council. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "Edenham High School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "Greenshaw Learning Trust welcomes Edenham High School". Greenshaw Learning Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ Davies, Gareth (1 March 2016). "Edenham High head teacher Richard Rudd suspended after 'allegations'". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ Downey, Andrea (2 March 2016). "Edenham High School headteacher suspended over "allegations" made against him". Sutton and Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "Orchard Park High offers new chapter to Shirley students". Greenshaw Learning Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ Brodie, Gene (7 April 2017). "All change at Edenham as parents give dressing down to head". Inside Croydon. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ Mills, Roger (26 July 2017). "Edenham High School to be called Orchard Park High from September". Sutton Voice. Retrieved 14 September 2019.