Orchard Primary School

BexleyCommunity school

Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW

Headteacher: Mrs Suzanne SpencerSchool website ↗Pupils: 211 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 March 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.
60.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 77%·Writing 70%·Maths 77%All three 60%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
29of 34 (85.3%)
How many applied in total?
68

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
30.0%
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
48%girls·52%boys
101 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 60%

* 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
2015/1661.0%7.0%+1.1-1.2-1.6
2016/1743.0%3.0%-0.2-4.8-2.4
2017/1867.0%3.0%-2.0-3.3-3.7
2018/1946.0%4.0%-2.5-0.8-3.8
2022/2354.0%11.0%+0.7+0.1-0.8
2023/2463.0%3.0%---
2024/2560.0%10.0%---
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