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The Orchards Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Rhayader Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 1TX · theorchardsprimary.com · 0121 464 4302
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 190
- 81% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
- First language not English
- 24.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% 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 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | 1.11 mi1.79 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place. 1 more children, who had no preference met, were placed at the school.
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Orchards Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 45
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (42%) with SEND