Orion Eden Park

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 March 2026

Pupils at Orion Eden Park benefit from a calm and increasingly purposeful environment. Pupils say that behaviour has improved significantly. They understand the routines that leaders have introduced and follow them sensibly. Lessons are calm, and learning is rarely disrupted. Pupils say that bullying is not tolerated. They trust staff to deal with issues quickly, including those that happen online. Attendance is improving swiftly, and pupils understand why being in school every day matters. Leaders have created an inclusive environment throughout the school. Pupils who face barriers to learning are at the forefront of leaders' planning for all of the experiences and initiatives that happen in school. Staff know each pupil individually and support them to make progress from their relative starting points. Most pupils enjoy their learning. They talk confidently about the subjects that they study and the support they receive when they find work difficult. Many pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from targeted additional teaching that helps them to keep up. However, over time, some disadvantaged pupils have not achieved as well as their peers in national examinations. Leaders know that securing greater consistency in these pupils' progress remains a priority and they have taken appropriate, timely action to address this. Reading across the school is a strength. Leaders have thought carefully about how to support pupils to develop their fluency and enjoy reading for pleasure. This focused support opens doors to success across the curriculum. Sixth-form students study a suitably aspirational curriculum. They achieve well overall, and leaders are working on improving this further. Pupils and students benefit from a range of wider opportunities that they enjoy and look forward to. These experiences enhance their time at school and range from educational visits, charity work, leadership opportunities, sports teams and a wide variety of clubs. Taking part in these activities builds pupils' confidence and prepares them well for life beyond school. Pupils receive valuable advice and guidance to help ensure that they understand the range of future pathways available to them.

What the school should improve

• The school should embed the consistency of adaptive teaching to further raise the achievement of disadvantaged pupils.
• The school should sustain improvements in attendance, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, so that persistent absence continues to reduce.
• Leaders should continue the school's well-targeted work to strengthen the curriculum and how it is taught so that all pupils benefit equally and consistently from well-sequenced learning and secure foundational knowledge.

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