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Primary

Orchard Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Sidcup · DA14 6LW www.orchardprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
211
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-3pp
67%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW
Local authority
Bexley
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
2024/2560%10%77%33%70%17%77%20%93%63%106.0105.0102.025%211
2023/2463%3%77%33%77%33%73%13%80%70%106.0103.0104.020%222
2022/2354%11%71%32%61%29%71%32%79%71%107.0106.0104.0+0.70+0.10-0.8025%221
2018/1946%4%57%25%75%18%61%14%79%61%102.0102.0103.0-2.50-0.80-3.8025%210
2017/1867%3%80%30%77%17%73%23%83%87%106.0103.0107.0-2.00-3.30-3.7021%227
2016/1743%3%70%27%47%10%70%20%57%70%104.0102.0105.0-0.20-4.80-2.4028%230

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
2024/2521119.925%37%28%5%13%
2023/2422220.220%27%29%7%19%
2022/2322120.125%29%26%7%17%
2021/2220119.920%34%21%5%13%
2020/2119717.823%24%18%
2018/1921017.225%24%24%4%8%
2017/1822717.221%21%29%4%8%
2016/1723019.028%22%29%4%11%

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