The Orchards Primary Academy | School performance

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio27.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Orchards Primary Academy · Primary · Birmingham

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

71%

+29pp

80%61%42%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

RWM higher standard

13%

+7pp

16%11%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

74%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

74%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

45%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

191

Pupil : teacher ratio

27.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

31%

FSM eligible

60%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

Rhayader Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1TX

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.theorchardsprimary.com/

Telephone

01214644302

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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	71%	13%	74%	29%	74%	16%	74%	19%	84%	81%	104.0	103.0	107.0	—	—	—	27%	191
2023/24	42%	6%	65%	26%	74%	13%	55%	13%	77%	71%	102.0	100.0	105.0	—	—	—	24%	199
2022/23	63%	13%	66%	47%	72%	13%	72%	44%	72%	69%	107.0	105.0	106.0	+2.70	+2.10	+2.20	27%	226
2018/19	80%	16%	84%	48%	84%	24%	92%	56%	88%	84%	108.0	110.0	109.0	+3.70	-2.20	+4.40	22%	223
2017/18	70%	11%	78%	22%	81%	19%	81%	33%	81%	78%	104.0	106.0	107.0	-0.30	+0.70	+2.50	18%	228
2016/17	76%	3%	86%	21%	76%	7%	86%	24%	76%	86%	105.0	104.0	107.0	+0.20	-1.00	-0.10	24%	234

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	191	19.1	27%	31%	60%	7%	25%
2023/24	199	32.3	24%	12%	52%	7%	20%
2022/23	226	26.2	27%	9%	53%	7%	18%
2021/22	222	19.5	34%	9%	50%	8%	31%
2020/21	217	20.9	30%	11%	43%	—	—
2018/19	223	24.8	22%	14%	53%	4%	10%
2017/18	228	21.5	18%	14%	58%	5%	14%
2016/17	234	26.0	24%	13%	62%	4%	18%