The Orchard Primary School

HounslowCommunity school

Orchard Road, Hounslow, TW4 5JW

Headteacher: Mrs Lorna BruceSchool website ↗Pupils: 657 (capacity: 708)
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2023
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2023Full 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.
70.0%
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%.
6.0%
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 83%·Writing 74%·Maths 85%All three 70%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
68
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
63of 63 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
146

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
56.0%
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).
12.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
302 girls, 355 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 70% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1657.0%2.0%+0.3+0.9+1.3
2016/1752.0%18.0%-1.9+0.9-1.0
2017/1857.0%18.0%+0.1+1.7+0.7
2018/1963.0%13.0%+0.4+1.8-0.2
2022/2352.0%9.0%-2.2-0.1-0.4
2023/2457.0%5.0%---
2024/2570.0%6.0%---