Primary school

Orchards Infant School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • BN12 6EN
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Sep 2021

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South East 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South East 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
64 of 64 who put it first2014 · 98.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6464
2nd453
3rd480

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2021

  1. 2010Goodas predecessor
  2. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2021Requires improvementas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Early years provision

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026281
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.4%
First language not English14.3%
SEN support19.5%
EHC plan8.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils19.3%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

68.2% full · 412 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 12.7
  • Leadership 0
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 12.7 FTE · Whole workforce 28.7 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,383
Spend per pupil£7,094
Staff spend per pupil£5,738
Reserve per pupil−£851
  • −£231,000revenue reserve
  • −£193,000in-year balance

Grants £6,379 · self-generated £4 · premises £328 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £87,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it