Orchard School Bristol

What Orchard School Bristol does

Orchard School Bristol is a state-funded secondary school located in Bristol, United Kingdom, serving students typically aged 11–16 (Year 7 through Year 11) alongside their parents, carers, and prospective Year 6 transition families. The school delivers a full secondary curriculum organized across eight faculties — Art, Digital & Technology; English; Humanities; Languages; Mathematics; Performing Arts; Science; and Sports & Health — supplemented by personal development programs, careers and post-16 guidance, SEND learning support, Most Able (HPA) provision, clubs and enrichment, library and reading services, and home learning resources.

The school's technology footprint is built entirely on third-party, off-the-shelf platforms rather than proprietary systems: Arbor serves as the student information and online payments backbone (including Arbor Pay for school meals and other fees), SchoolCloud handles parents' evening appointment booking, Greenhouse School Websites provides the public-facing website, and SWGFL's Whisper Button supplies a confidential safeguarding reporting tool. There is no in-house developed product, no proprietary AI or ML capability, and no app distribution. Site architecture covers standard UK secondary school areas including admissions, curriculum, pastoral care, digital safety, wellbeing, statutory information (Ofsted, Pupil Premium, policies), and parent/student zones.

The business model is that of a UK maintained-style secondary school: core provision is free to families and funded through statutory per-pupil allocations, with ancillary paid services (school meals, optional enrichment activities) providing a secondary, low-margin revenue stream. Go-to-market for new students is local, operating via direct enrollment supported by open evenings and Year 6 transition events. The school's positioning emphasizes belonging, inclusion (renewed School of Sanctuary Award), and evidence-informed teaching practice aligned with the Chartered College of Teaching. The data does not disclose enrollment numbers, financial statements, headcount beyond a listed 41 employees, or a corporate ownership structure beyond a UK-incorporated entity operating as a secondary school.

Name

Orchard School Bristol

Legal name

Orchard School Bristol

Website

https://orchardschoolbristol.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orchard School Bristol is a state-funded secondary school in Bristol, UK, serving Year 7–11 students across an eight-faculty curriculum with SEND support and enrichment, using Arbor, SchoolCloud, and SWGFL platforms for operations and parent engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Literacy & ELA Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAF), Social Studies & Civics Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAI), English Language Arts (ELA) Enrichment (Integrated Reading/Writing) (EDAMAJAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Academic curriculum
• Student support services
• Personal development
• Safeguarding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Orchard School Bristol is a state-funded secondary school in Bristol, UK, providing full-time education to students aged 11-16 across eight curriculum faculties (Art/Digital/Technology, English, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Science, Sports & Health). The school supplements core teaching with Learning Support (including SEND and Most Able Young People provisions), Personal Development, Careers and Post-16 guidance, Clubs and Enrichment, Library and Reading, and Home Learning, alongside safeguarding infrastructure and community engagement programmes. Education is delivered free at point of use to enrolled families within the school's local catchment area.

Product overview

Orchard School Bristol is an educational institution offering a comprehensive curriculum through multiple faculty departments (Art/Digital/Technology, English, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Science, Sports & Health) alongside support services (Learning Support, SEND, Most Able programs). The school operates its public-facing website on the Greenhouse School Websites platform. Students access additional services including clubs and enrichment activities, library services, and home learning resources. The school maintains partnerships with third-party platforms for payments (Arbor Pay), parents' evening bookings (School Cloud), and safeguarding reporting (Whisper Button).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Curriculum (8 Faculties) The school's full-time secondary education curriculum structured across eight faculties: Art, Digital & Technology (ADT); English; Humanities; Languages; Mathematics; Performing Arts; Science; and Sports & Health. Designed for students aged 11-16 (Year 7-11) enrolled at the school and free at point of use.
• Learning Support Services (SEND) Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision delivered as part of the school's Learning Support services, supporting enrolled students with additional learning needs.
• Most Able Young People (HPA) Programme Higher Prior Attaining (HPA) programme supporting Most Able Young People at the school with extension and enrichment opportunities beyond the standard curriculum.
• Clubs and Enrichment Extra-curricular clubs and enrichment activities run outside the standard curriculum, including trips and visits, available to enrolled Orchard School Bristol students.
• Home Learning Programme Remote and home learning resources and support provided to students to continue learning outside the classroom.
• Library and Reading Services School library services and reading programmes, including student reading logs, supporting literacy across the school.
• Personal Development Programme Structured personal development programme covering wellbeing, careers and post-16 guidance, and wider character education for enrolled students.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Greenhouse School WebsitesminorOthersProvides school website design and hosting services. The website is explicitly credited to Greenhouse School Websites.
• ArborcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system and online payment platform used for Arbor Pay - parents can access via login.arbor.sc for school-related payments and student information
• SchoolCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationParents' evening booking platform enabling parents to book and manage appointments with teachers through orchard.schoolcloud.co.uk
• SWGFL (South West Grid for Learning)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Whisper Button safeguarding tool for confidential reporting of concerns. SWGFL is a UK education technology charity.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Redland Green School: Redland Green School is a Bristol state secondary school serving ages 11-18 in the same local authority catchment, competing directly with Orchard for Bristol Year 6 families transitioning to secondary education.
• Cotham School: Cotham School is a Bristol-based state secondary school serving a similar 11-18 age range in the same city, directly competing with Orchard for Year 6 transition intake from overlapping Bristol primary schools.
• Bristol Metropolitan Academy: Bristol Metropolitan Academy is a state secondary school in the same city serving a similar age range, competing for Bristol Year 6 transition intake under the same admissions framework.
• Fairfield High School: Fairfield High School is a Bristol state secondary school serving ages 11-16 with a similar comprehensive curriculum model, directly competing for Bristol Year 6 intake and operating under the same Ofsted framework.
• Trinity Academy, Bristol: Trinity Academy is a Bristol secondary school offering a comparable 11-16 curriculum and competing for the same Bristol catchment of Year 6 transition families at open evening events.
• Henbury School: Henbury School is a Bristol state secondary school serving 11-16 year olds in the same local authority, with comparable curriculum structure and direct competition for North Bristol feeder primaries.
• Ashton Park School: Ashton Park School is a Bristol state secondary serving ages 11-18 with a comparable comprehensive curriculum and SEND provision, competing directly with Orchard for South Bristol intake.
• Bedminster Down School: Bedminster Down School is a Bristol state secondary serving ages 11-16 with comparable SEND provision and curriculum breadth, directly competing for Bristol secondary school enrolments.

Others

• SchoolCloud Systems: SchoolCloud provides parents' evening booking software used by Orchard School Bristol; it is an EdTech vendor/partner rather than a competitor, but is comparable as an enabler of secondary school parent engagement operations.
• Arbor Education: Arbor is a core technology partner providing the school's MIS and Arbor Pay platform, comparable as a EdTech enabler rather than a competitor, supplying the operational backbone used by Orchard and many UK state secondary schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orchard-school-bristol

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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