Orchards Infant School

West SussexAcademy sponsor led

Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN

Headteacher: Dr Paul JonesSchool website ↗Pupils: 272 (capacity: 412)Part of SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected September 2021
Requires Improvement
Inspected September 2021
100%
First-choice offer rate

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 September 2021Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

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

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

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
62
How many families wanted this school first?
60
How many got their first choice?
60of 60 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
164

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
129 girls, 143 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

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

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