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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
221 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
29%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48%
Mixed 15.4%
Other White 9%
African 7.2%
Other Asian 5%
Other 3.6%
Pakistani 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Indian 2.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 66%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 12%
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 106
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Orchard Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
14
6
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
26
14
12
Year 2
28
10
18
Year 3
29
16
13
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
29
12
17
Year 6
29
20
9
Year 2022-2023
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