Orchard Primary School

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Overall absence at 8.6%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,375.63

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

32.6%

of income

In-year balance

+9.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 35.4%.

Overall absence at 8.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)62.0%
Expected standard (writing)81.0%
Expected standard (maths)58.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.50.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

194

Capacity

210 (92%)

Free school meals

22.2%

English additional lang.

2.1%

Ethnicity

White British 86.6%Mixed 3.6%

Age range: 211

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

9.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

21.1

Mean salary

£43,343

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

24.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.2%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 176 pupils