Primary school

Orchard Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Milton Keynes
  • MK6 3HW
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,830 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM52% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East
Higher standard, RWM1% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−18.5 pts
Reading score101 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East
Maths score101 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East−18.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 78% · 54 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 56% · 61 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 53% · 70 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 53% · 84 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 42% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 41% · 85 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 52% · 88 pupils · South East 64%78%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 54 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 7% · 61 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 3% · 70 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 84 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 85 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 1% · 88 pupils · South East 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 54 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 102 · 70 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 84 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 85 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 101 · 88 pupils · South East 106105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 54 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 70 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 84 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 85 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 88 pupils · South East 105106100No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026294
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.0%
First language not English44.4%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan7.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 45%Boys 55%

81.7% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 18.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 13
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 19.9 FTE · Whole workforce 38.2 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,827
Spend per pupil£6,791
Staff spend per pupil£5,421
Reserve per pupil£504
  • +£169,000revenue reserve
  • +£347,000in-year balance

Grants £7,875 · self-generated £224 · premises £412 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,654,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it