Orchard Junior School

HampshireCommunity school

Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4SB

Headteacher: Mrs Carol TaylorSchool website ↗Pupils: 354 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2022
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2022

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 April 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 70%·Writing 73%·Maths 80%All three 64%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
172 girls, 182 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 81% (2018/19), currently 64%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1663.0%8.0%-2.2-1.0-3.3
2016/1767.0%13.0%-1.8-1.5-2.7
2017/1864.0%13.0%-3.0-1.0-1.8
2018/1981.0%14.0%-1.1+0.6-1.3
2022/2367.0%9.0%-0.3-1.4-1.4
2023/2451.0%3.0%---
2024/2564.0%7.0%---