Ofsted: Good emoji_events #84 in Hampshire public Top 50% UK

Orchard Junior School

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

personMrs Carol Taylor

location_onSouthampton, SO45 4SB

language Visit Website phone 2380843162

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

358

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Expected Standard

64%

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Age Range

7-11

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Orchard Junior School is a Community school primary school in Southampton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Orchard Junior School is a community school in Southampton, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 354 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #84 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #4,579 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading70% LA 74%

Writing73% LA 71%

Maths80% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 1.0

-1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-2.7 to -0.1

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.7 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading87% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.1

0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-0.5 to 1.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.4 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 67%

Reading75% LA 78%

Writing82% LA 80%

Maths76% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3

Read

LA -0.1

-4.2 to -1.8

-1

Write

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.1

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.9 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 April 2022

Inspection Report

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16 May 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2015

Inspection Report

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10 December 2014

Inspection Report

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24 November 2010

Inspection Report

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12 May 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-12-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 354 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)	354	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	353	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	350	3	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	349	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	356	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	358	2	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	359	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	364	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	368	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	367	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	379	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	385	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	400	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils