Orchard Primary Academy

State-Funded School

orchard-primary-academy-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF12 8QTPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchard Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 363 pupils. Orchard Primary Academy is part of SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

363

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 363
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.