The Orchard Primary School | Primary in Watford | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

435

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

435

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

435

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Orchard Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

70%

-11pp

81%75%68%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

20%

-1pp

21%19%17%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

48%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

22%

Maths expected standard

80%

Maths higher standard

50%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

92%

SPAG higher standard

63%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

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

435

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

57%

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5JW

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.orchard.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01923672280

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History

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	70%	20%	88%	48%	80%	22%	80%	50%	85%	92%	108.0	108.0	112.0	—	—	—	14%	435
2023/24	81%	21%	88%	38%	90%	29%	86%	48%	93%	88%	108.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	12%	434
2022/23	73%	17%	76%	31%	81%	27%	92%	44%	85%	92%	105.0	107.0	110.0	+0.40	+3.10	+4.00	13%	442
2018/19	68%	17%	77%	32%	75%	33%	83%	32%	93%	85%	105.0	106.0	110.0	+1.40	+1.60	+1.80	11%	474

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	435	24.5	14%	57%	19%	4%	9%
2023/24	434	22.0	12%	56%	20%	4%	8%
2022/23	442	22.3	13%	56%	19%	5%	12%
2021/22	463	19.6	14%	52%	18%	6%	15%
2020/21	471	21.9	13%	51%	15%	—	—
2018/19	474	23.4	11%	49%	18%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	4%	5%