Oreleans or Christs

[Jonsey65]

Does anyone have experience of either Christ's School Richmond or Orleans School for 6th form? Which is better...

They're both good. It'll depend on the specific teachers for the specific subjects as to whether ones gives a better experience in your case, so visit and try to speak to them. But a word of warning - all the local sixth forms over-offer their external places because they don't know how many prospective students will turn up on enrollment day. So they apply the oversubscription criteria to the enrollment appointments, and this often leads to disappointment. Last year, on enrollment day, Orleans Park's external places all went to siblings, with some siblings, and all lower priority applicants, not able to enroll. I don't know whether Christs also turned people away - you could ask them.

Just adding some numbers ... Orleans Park has 140 Year 12 places, but only 5 of them are reserved for external applicants. The other 135 will be prioritised for internal students, and only given to externals if there are any left. There are up to 216 internal students elligible for those 136 places, but not all of them will want to stay, or get the grades for sixth form.

The external sibling applicants are fairly likely to be girls from Waldegrave who have brothers at Orleans Park, and who don't want to go to Waldegrave sixth form.

Christs only has 90 places in their Sixth Form, for up to 150 intermal applicants. They don't seem to reserve any for externals.

Dear ladies
Thanks so much for the information above. We were led to believe, grades dependent, that we had been offered a definite place at Christs and a provisional at Orleans so your e mails have been an eye opener. Going to call them now but am hugely grateful for your insights

So sorry- juts realised both messages are from you! One and the same. Thank you