Orchards Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

North East CambridgeshireConstituency

PE13 3NPPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Orchards Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

It currently serves 384 pupils. Orchards Church of England Academy is part of The Diocese of Ely Multi-academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

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: 39%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

384

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 384
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Ely Multi-academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
12 Jun 2015	Requires improvement	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.