The Orchard School

State-Funded School

the-orchard-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Clapham and Brixton HillConstituency

SW2 3ESPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Orchard School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lambeth, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 207 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

Asian

23%

Black

55%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

12%

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

87%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 207
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. 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
20 Jun 2019	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.