The Orchards School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 9 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
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 148386
- Address
- Perryfields Road, B61 8QN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 257 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 77.8%
Unclassified 8.2%
Mixed 7.8%
African 1.6%
Other White 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Admissions
The Orchards School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 5 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 20 27 |
| Year 1 | 47 28 19 |
| Year 2 | 51 28 23 |
| Year 3 | 46 26 20 |
| Year 4 | 51 25 26 |