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Orchard Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Grange Drive, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2QU · orchardprimary.org · 01332 810078
On the mapSearch near DE74 2QU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 303
- 96% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 35 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119982)
Ofsted
Orchard Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119982), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119982)
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119982)
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119982)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 115
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (26%) with SEND