The Orchards Primary Academy

State-Funded School

the-orchards-primary-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham EdgbastonConstituency

B31 1TXPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Orchards Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 190 pupils. The Orchards Primary Academy is part of GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 42%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

190

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

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: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 190
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. 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 Apr 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.