Orchard Vale Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 137644
- Address
- Westacott Road, Whiddon Valley, EX32 8QY
- Website
- www.ovschool.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 334 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 94.3%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.8%
African 1.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-1.9
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 58%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Orchard Vale Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 33
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 4 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 9 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 19 23 |
| Year 1 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 2 | 41 19 22 |
| Year 3 | 47 22 25 |
| Year 4 | 39 23 16 |
| Year 5 | 49 20 29 |
| Year 6 | 46 22 24 |