Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Popular emoji_events #24 in Lambeth public Top 26% UK

The Orchard School

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

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location_onLondon, SW2 3ES

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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The Orchard School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Orchard School is a voluntary aided school in London, Lambeth, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 56 primaries in Lambeth and #2,154 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. 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

73%

LA 67%

Reading87% LA 79%

Writing73% LA 75%

Maths90% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading93% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading93% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.6

1.1 to 5.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.4

-2.8 to 1.6

3.7

Maths

LA 0.7

1.6 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading100% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.5

Read

LA 1.7

5.1 to 10.0

-0.5

Write

LA 1.3

-2.7 to 1.8

7.0

Maths

LA 1.6

4.9 to 9.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 69%

Reading84% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 81%

Maths92% LA 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 1.1

0.5 to 5.9

4.1

Write

LA 1.5

1.5 to 6.7

7.4

Maths

LA 1.3

5 to 9.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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17 April 2018

Inspection Report

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13 March 2014

Inspection Report

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29 September 2010

Inspection Report

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03 July 2008

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-04-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-13

None Legacy

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 206 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)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils