The Orchard School

State-Funded School

the-orchard-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B68 8LDPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Orchard School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

It currently serves 173 pupils.

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

No key stage 2 or 4 results are published for this school.

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

29%

Black

15%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

173

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 173
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Feb 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
3 Jul 2014	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.