Orchard Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 18 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 100234
- Address
- Holcroft Road, Hackney, E9 7BB
- Website
- www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 628 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 51%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
African 20.2%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 12.8%
White British 11.5%
Other Black 11.1%
Caribbean 8.4%
Bangladeshi 8.1%
Other 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAbove average2
MathsAbove average1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 70%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Admissions
Orchard Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 62
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 9 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 78 35 43 |
| Year 1 | 86 39 47 |
| Year 2 | 83 44 39 |
| Year 3 | 90 50 40 |
| Year 4 | 78 40 38 |
| Year 5 | 83 44 39 |
| Year 6 | 85 40 45 |
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