Orchards Infant School

State-Funded School

orchards-infant-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Worthing WestConstituency

BN12 6ENPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchards Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 281 pupils. Orchards Infant School is part of Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

281

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 7
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 281
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.