Orchard Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 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
- 211 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 37%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 46.9%
Mixed 18.9%
African 7.6%
Other White 7.1%
Other Asian 4.7%
Pakistani 3.8%
Other 3.8%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 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 63%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Orchard Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 9 15 |
| Year 1 | 30 21 9 |
| Year 2 | 28 16 12 |
| Year 3 | 21 9 12 |
| Year 4 | 25 10 15 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |