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
- 584 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 47.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.2%
African 21.1%
Mixed 12.9%
Other Black 12.5%
Other White 12.2%
White British 11.6%
Bangladeshi 8%
Caribbean 7.7%
Other 5.3%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
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 73%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Orchard Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 9 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 67 35 32 |
| Year 1 | 72 32 40 |
| Year 2 | 84 39 45 |
| Year 3 | 82 42 40 |
| Year 4 | 88 49 39 |
| Year 5 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 6 | 83 44 39 |