The Orchard Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 145352
- Address
- Gammons Lane, WD24 5JW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 434 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 56.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 27.4%
Indian 22.1%
Pakistani 12.9%
Other White 11.3%
Mixed 10.4%
Other Asian 4.8%
African 3.7%
Other 2.5%
Caribbean 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsWell above average4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Orchard Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 5 11 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 8 6 |
Reception, Full-time | 52 21 31 |
Year 1 | 58 31 27 |
Year 2 | 58 30 28 |
Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
Year 4 | 58 32 26 |
Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
Year 6 | 58 30 28 |