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EnglandEast MidlandsAshfieldNG17 8JYOrchard Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Orchard Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Ashfield · Nottingham · NG17 8JY www.orchard-pri.notts.sch.uk/

Pupils
348
cap. 315
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Nottinghamshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+36pp
89%55%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
348
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8JY
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
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
2024/2556%2%70%26%60%2%63%19%74%63%104.0102.0102.036%348
2023/2420%0%64%7%33%0%53%11%96%51%101.0101.0102.031%348
2022/2360%0%78%18%78%0%67%9%91%67%104.0103.0104.0-2.10-1.20-2.4021%360
2018/1981%7%98%35%86%28%93%21%93%98%107.0106.0108.0+1.50+0.50-0.4011%352
2017/1889%13%96%40%89%24%96%24%96%87%109.0107.0108.0+3.00+1.20+1.903%355
2016/1775%2%75%11%91%25%93%14%91%91%103.0106.0108.0-0.80+2.80+2.502%378

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
2024/2534826.136%5%20%6%11%
2023/2434826.331%5%19%5%11%
2022/2336021.621%4%20%6%15%
2021/2236122.723%3%21%6%17%
2020/2136125.018%3%16%
2018/1935225.011%1%18%4%10%
2017/1835524.43%0%19%4%9%
2016/1737823.72%1%17%5%10%

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