The Orchards

State-Funded School

the-orchards-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Stretford and UrmstonConstituency

M32 9TGPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Orchards is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–11, located in Trafford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 148 pupils. The Orchards is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

25%

Black

13%

Mixed

20%

Any other group

Pupils

148

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 148
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Bright Futures Educational Trust

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 12 February 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
31 Jul 2019	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.