Araminta and William, our Head Boy and Girl, spoke beautifully, and eloquently, to an Orangery packed with visitors at our Open Morning today, about their time at Orwell Park. Who better to talk about the School? The sun is shining and the park looks glorious today!

For our first Orangery Lecture of the term, we welcomed Alex Hibbert, polar explorer, who gave a lecture entitled Polar Eskimos and Icebergs: not giving up when you strike bad luck!  It was a fascinating and entertaining insight into his expeditions which was thoroughly enjoyed by the pupils, parents and staff.  As can be imagined, Read more...

We were delighted to welcome to school, for Monday's assembly, representatives from two of our nominated charities for last year, Mercy Ships International and The Bus Shelter, to receive cheques for  £2,858.00.  A representative from MIND sent a 'thank you' video for the pupils.  In total, the pupils raised the fantastic sum of just under Read more...

Congratulations to Mary Tian (Year 8), whose entry in the Young Writers’ creative writing competition, My Timeless Life, has been chosen for publication in a book showcasing young adults’ work called Tall Tales – a Collection of Creative Writing,  which is due to be published on the 31 August.

Our next whole School open morning is on Saturday 15th September at 10.00am.  All visitors are welcome.  The Prep School and Pre-Prep will be open.  It is a normal school day for the Prep school and tours will be conducted by pupils in Year 8.  Do join us.  The Observatory will also be open for Read more…

In a spectacular setting overlooking the River Orwell, it is difficult to picture more idyllic surroundings to grow and learn ….  (Good Schools Guide 2018).  To read the full guide please click on the link here  

Places are still available on our Orwell Park Adventure activity week which runs from the 23rd to the 27th July.  For more information please email opssecretary@orwellpark.org or telephone 01473 659225.

We are pleased to be able to publish the findings of the recent Regulatory Compliance Inspection conducted by the ISI in June.  To see the full report, please click here.

The Summer Concert held in the world-renowned concert hall at Snape Maltings on Friday 29th June was a triumphant end to what has been the most amazing year of celebration for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the school. The performances from all the pupils were outstanding and made all the more special by Read more...

An absolutely stunning, abridged, contemporary version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Year 6 on Friday evening, which made full use of the grounds to illustrate the different scenes.  Well done to all the pupils involved and to the director, Tom Lawley.  It was a superb performance!