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Orchard Primary Academy

Primary

Kirklees · Dewsbury · WF12 8QT https://www.orchardprimaryacademy.org/

Pupils
381
cap. 350
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
381
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
381
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Primary Academy · Primary · Kirklees

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
+3pp
43%27%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
2%
-4pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
381
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
71%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Princess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT
Local authority
Kirklees
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
2024/2543%2%62%19%64%10%52%17%67%60%102.0101.0101.030%381
2023/2440%6%59%10%58%12%57%18%66%45%100.0101.099.031%414
2022/2330%7%41%15%54%9%54%17%43%39%99.0100.097.0-4.90-3.20-3.0026%414
2018/1910%0%15%0%58%8%23%0%65%28%94.096.098.0-2.60+1.30-1.5017%308
2017/1837%3%45%18%53%11%68%5%39%47%100.0102.0100.0-3.00-2.90-0.50309
2016/1716%0%28%6%31%0%50%3%41%41%96.098.098.0-4.40-9.80-2.0021%273

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
2024/2538119.930%7%71%8%26%
2023/2441422.331%7%70%9%30%
2022/2341423.526%6%68%10%35%
2021/2240623.124%4%67%9%29%
2020/2140427.326%4%55%
2018/1930823.017%6%54%5%13%
2017/1832.65%10%
2016/1727317.921%5%53%4%7%

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