Primary school

Cherry Orchard Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Greenwich
  • SE7 7DG

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,847 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · London 72%8/10 Above+42.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · London 12%6/10 Middle−25.7 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below+14.2 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 66% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 61% · 31 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 77% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 74% · 27 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 80% · 30 pupils · London 72%80%61%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 20% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 20% · 30 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 13% · 30 pupils · London 12%20%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 31 pupils · London 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · London 107106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 31 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · London 107109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 72.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd202
3rd162
Last distance offered
  • 2026/2712.5 km
  • 2024/251.1 km
  • 2023/244.0 km
  • 2022/234.6 km

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2015Outstanding
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils love coming to this school because they are well looked after.”
  • “Leaders and staff know each pupil well.”
  • “The school is a place where pupils feel safe, knowing that the adults truly care about them.”

To improve

  • “The curriculum is not fully supporting some pupils who are struggling with early writing skills, particularly when forming numbers and letters.”
  • “As a result, their learning in other subjects, where writing is integral, is not as successful as it could be.”
  • “Sometimes, the curriculum is not reinforcing and deepening pupils’ understanding of subject-specific vocabulary.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026174
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.6%
First language not English48.9%
SEN support36.7%
EHC plan10.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils20.1%

Girls 41.7%Boys 58.3%

82.9% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 24 responses (13.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school91.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved79.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 12.5% not applicable80.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child70.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing79.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent79.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult6.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 11.9 FTE · Whole workforce 29.3 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,074
Spend per pupil£11,827
Staff spend per pupil£9,419
Reserve per pupil−£2,225
  • −£387,093revenue reserve
  • −£130,982in-year balance

Grants £10,591 · self-generated £483 · premises £441 per pupil