Orchard School Bristol

Orchard School Bristol

Established	1957
Type	Community school
Headteacher	Dr Helen Holman
Location	Filton Road Bristol England
Local authority	Bristol City Council
DfE URN	109282
Ofsted	Reports
Students	788
Ages	11–18
Website	orchardschoolbristol.co.uk

Coordinates: 51°29′57″N 2°34′48″W / 51.4991°N 2.5801°W / 51.4991; -2.5801

Old school building dating from the 1950s

Orchard School Bristol, formerly known as Monks Park School, is a community secondary school located in the Monks Park area of Bristol, England between Horfield, Southmead and Filton. The original school buildings, built in the 1950s, were demolished and the school was rebuilt and opened for teaching in September 2005.

In September 2005 the school was awarded Specialist School Status, with a combined specialism in Humanities (Social Science) and Modern Foreign Languages.

The school has recently become a Trust school with educational partners, City of Bristol College, University of West of England and the Local Authority Bristol City Council.

Uniform

The uniform that the students at Orchard School have to wear is a white shirt with own house tie,school blazer, black trousers or skirt and plain black shoes.

Houses

There are four houses with head and deputy head for each one;.

• Blue House
• Green house
• Scarlet house
• Yellow house

Notable alumni

• Chris Lines – Professional footballer^[1]

References

1. ^ "LINES ON RADIO BRISTOL SPORTS REVIEW". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 18 December 2009. http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~1905670,00.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 

External links

• Official website