Orchard Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 148947
- Address
- Grange Drive, Castle Donington, DE74 2QU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 329 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
White British 84.8%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 5.2%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Orchard Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 47 28 19 |
| Year 1 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 2 | 47 26 21 |
| Year 3 | 51 30 21 |
| Year 4 | 44 28 16 |
| Year 5 | 45 17 28 |
| Year 6 | 50 20 30 |