Orchard Primary School

State-Funded School

orchard-primary-school-worcestershire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

West WorcestershireConstituency

WR10 1ETPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Orchard Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 185 pupils. Orchard Primary School is part of AVONREACH ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Pupils

185

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

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: Average
Total pupils: 185
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: AVONREACH ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.