Orchard Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 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
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 134185
- Address
- Oxford Road, DA14 6LW
- Website
- www.orchardprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 222 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 46.4%
Mixed 18.1%
Other White 8.6%
African 7.2%
Other 4.5%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other Asian 3.6%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Indian 2.3%
Unclassified 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
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
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 9 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 3 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 20 10 |
| Year 1 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 2 | 23 11 12 |
| Year 3 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 4 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 5 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 6 | 29 12 17 |