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Orchard Way Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon CR0 7NJ · orchardway.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8777 6111
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.21 mi
- 5.17 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.21 mi (5.17 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.22 mi (3.58 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 23 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 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.21 mi5.17 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.99 mi1.59 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.22 mi3.58 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The distance criterion's furthest distance (direct line measurement) for the 2022 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101772)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Orchard Way Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101772), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101772)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101772)
Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101772)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 73
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND