Ofsted inspection · 27/03/2024
Overview of Orchards Junior School · Primary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 2% | 75% | 33% | 70% | 4% | 74% | 17% | 84% | 67% | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 43% | 476 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 3% | 78% | 28% | 77% | 11% | 68% | 18% | 87% | 71% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 44% | 472 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 9% | 71% | 39% | 73% | 11% | 77% | 24% | 82% | 70% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | +1.20 | +0.40 | +0.90 | 38% | 509 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 3% | 80% | 39% | 75% | 11% | 57% | 7% | 89% | 81% | 107.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 | +3.60 | -0.90 | -3.40 | 24% | 573 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 2% | 89% | 41% | 85% | 3% | 83% | 26% | 94% | 86% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | +2.50 | -1.40 | +0.70 | — | 524 |
| 2016/17 | 49% | 1% | 69% | 32% | 73% | 2% | 69% | 18% | 85% | 72% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | +0.50 | -4.30 | -1.80 | 30% | 552 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 476 | 18.3 | 43% | 13% | 33% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 472 | 17.5 | 44% | 12% | 31% | 7% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 509 | 16.9 | 38% | 11% | 32% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 517 | 17.8 | 29% | 9% | 31% | 8% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 564 | 18.8 | 27% | 9% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 573 | 20.5 | 24% | 9% | 28% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 552 | 18.5 | 30% | 8% | 34% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.