Orchard Primary School and Nursery

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

AshfieldConstituency

NG17 8JYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchard Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 344 pupils.

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: 20%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

344

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 344
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Dec 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.