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Orchard Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rachel Davie

location_onLondon, E9 7BB

language Visit Website phone 2089857785

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

628

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Orchard Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Orchard Primary School is a community school in London, Hackney, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 531 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #740 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 73%

Reading93% LA 80%

Writing88% LA 79%

Maths92% LA 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading95% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading83% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 1.8

2.0

Write

LA 1.3

0.7 to 3.3

1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

0.2 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading97% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 3.1

2.3

Write

LA 1.0

0.8 to 3.7

0.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 70%

Reading95% LA 78%

Writing90% LA 81%

Maths97% LA 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 1.0

2.9 to 5.9

2.3

Write

LA 1.3

0.8 to 3.8

3.9

Maths

LA 1.0

2.5 to 5.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 October 2020

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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23 May 2012

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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18 September 2008

Inspection Report

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07 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2014-02-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-09-18

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 531 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	531	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	535	2	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	586	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	584	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	579	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	628	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	628	4	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	626	4	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	664	5	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	654	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	639	9	1.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	685	2	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	676	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	672	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	651	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	651	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	628	5	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	634	2	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	634	2	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	602	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	607	4	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	607	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	583	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	574	2	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	576	5	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	563	5	0.9%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 98 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils