Orchard Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2022 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
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 122722
- Address
- Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 8JY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 348 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.6%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.2%
African 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Orchard Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 7 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 19 9 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 15 11 |
| Year 1 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 2 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 3 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 4 | 44 27 17 |
| Year 5 | 44 22 22 |
| Year 6 | 45 25 20 |