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The Orchard School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Christchurch Road, London SW2 3NE · orchardprimaryschool.com · 020 8671 4400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lambeth 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.88 mi
- 6.25 km · safest walking route · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children of Muslim families · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- First language not English
- 87.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Children of Muslim families” went to a home 3.88 mi (6.25 km), safest walking route from the school. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.88 mi6.25 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.50 mi4.02 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.07 mi1.73 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.69 mi4.33 km | |
These are walking distances. Your search point is measured in a straight line, so it is further on foot.
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Lambeth it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Orchard School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 31
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied