The Orchard Primary School

URN 145352·Primary·Academy converter·Agora Learning Partnership·Compare
Finance: 2023/24Ofsted: May 2011Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,508.2

2022/23

Staff costs % of income

77.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

26.9%

of income

In-year balance

+1.8%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 May 2011 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)88.0%
Expected standard (writing)80.0%
Expected standard (maths)80.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.70.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

435

Capacity

450 (97%)

Free school meals

18.0%

English additional lang.

56.6%

Ethnicity

White British 26.0%Asian 40.5%Black 6.2%Mixed 10.1%Chinese 0.2%Other 3.2%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

17.3

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

24.5

Mean salary

£45,364

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

8.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 367 pupils