The Orchard Infant School

State-Funded School

the-orchard-infant-school-surrey-south-east

South EastRegion

SurreyLocal Authority

Esher and WaltonConstituency

KT8 9HTPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Orchard Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–7, located in Surrey, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 251 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 11 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

251

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 5 – 7
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 251
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
6 Jun 2007	Good	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.