Orchard School Bristol
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bristol (Bristol, City of).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Orchard School opened in a fantastic new building in 2008 to serve our local communities of Horfield and Southmead. We are a mixed 11-16 academy, with 925 students, and our school community reflects the richly diverse local area. We pride ourselves on our harmonious atmosphere and the care we show for each young person.
We are over-subscribed, so we operate a waiting list for entry to year groups. Orchard is a seriously good school (please take a look at our latest Ofsted report) and we are on an exciting trajectory to become the exceptional provision our community deserves. Our mission statement, inspire today, empower for life reflects how we approach our school life.
We want students to be inspired by their learning, to be enthused to learn independently and find their areas of brilliance so they can go on to study further towards their chosen career. We are ambitious for everyone we expect the best from everyone and place no limits on our aspirations for our students.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
27 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Coding
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Debating
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
and 11 more
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 138448
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rebecca Harris | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Hannah Wong | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Chrystelle Lecomte | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Katherine Telford | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gareth Hills | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Joshua Perry | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| David Hussey Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Melanie Sweet | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record