Primary school

The Orchard Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • WD24 5JW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 4%4% · 2016/172017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 47%2022/23: top 21%2023/24: top 10%2024/25: top 34%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · East of England 64%7/10 Above+11.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM20% · East of England 7%10/10 Top 10%+11.1 pts
Reading score108 · East of England 1068/10 Above+22.7 pts
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%+23.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 89% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 74% · 31 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 68% · 60 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 73% · 59 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 81% · 58 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 70% · 60 pupils · East of England 64%89%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 25% · 28 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 19% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 17% · 60 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 17% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 21% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 20% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%25%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · East of England 106109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 110 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 108 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 108 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · East of England 105110104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
36 of 36 who put it first2014 · 92.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3636
2nd479
3rd410

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

27 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

3 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026434
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.5%
First language not English56.6%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 51.7%Boys 48.3%

96.4% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 21.1
  • Other support 8.4

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 48.4 · 76 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,144
Spend per pupil£6,024
Staff spend per pupil£4,841
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£51,000in-year balance

Grants £6,040 · self-generated £104 · premises £267 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,179,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it