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EnglandSouth EastNew ForestSO45 4SBOrchard Junior School
Primary

Orchard Junior School

Primary

New Forest · Southampton · SO45 4SB www.orchardjunior.com/

Pupils
354
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/04/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Junior School · Primary · Hampshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+13pp
81%66%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
354
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4SB
Local authority
Hampshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%7%70%27%73%12%80%28%90%71%104.0105.0104.021%354
2023/2451%3%64%25%64%9%65%11%92%75%104.0102.0104.018%350
2022/2367%9%81%40%76%13%78%25%85%78%107.0105.0106.0-0.30-1.40-1.4016%358
2018/1981%14%87%30%93%33%87%28%93%89%106.0106.0108.0-1.10+0.60-1.3012%383
2017/1864%13%75%29%82%30%76%25%88%79%105.0105.0106.0-3.00-1.00-1.8015%399
2016/1767%13%80%31%81%25%76%22%87%78%106.0105.0106.0-1.80-1.50-2.7015%404

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535420.121%6%18%4%6%
2023/2435018.418%6%18%5%9%
2022/2335820.616%5%18%4%9%
2021/2235821.120%4%18%6%16%
2020/2136222.315%2%19%
2018/1938324.612%1%18%4%5%
2017/1839927.515%1%16%4%4%
2016/1740427.915%0%18%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.