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The Orchard Primary School

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

personMrs Christine Haslam

location_onHounslow, TW4 5JW

language Visit Website phone 2085706247

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

669

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Orchard Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hounslow, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Orchard Primary School is a community school in Hounslow, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 657 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 45 primaries in Hounslow and #3,761 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.2:1. 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.

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

70%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing74% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.7 to -0.8

-0.1

Write

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 1.3

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.8 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 1.7

1.8

Write

LA 0.7

0.6 to 3.0

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.3 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 66%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths76% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 1.4

1.7

Write

LA 0.4

0.4 to 3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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16 January 2018

Inspection Report

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08 November 2012

Inspection Report

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06 July 2010

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-07-06

None EIF

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 657 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	657	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	648	2	0.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	670	3	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	670	3	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	660	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	675	4	0.6%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	669	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	665	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	657	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	659	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	661	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	683	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	680	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	677	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	701	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	699	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	692	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	692	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	689	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	702	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	703	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	695	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	697	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	694	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 62 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils