Orchard Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Princess Road
Chickenley
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF12 8QT
Phone 01924469578
Reference Number 142003

General Makeup

Number of pupils 414
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.62%
Girls: 46.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 60.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 25 55
2 31 25 56
3 33 24 57
4 26 29 55
5 21 21 42
6 31 22 53

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.2%
White, Other 4.6%
White & Asian 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.4%
Pakistani 1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-21
Date Description Report
2022-06-15 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-10-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 52 14 3 4 0 73
2. My child feels safe at this school 53 14 2 3 1 73
3. My child makes good progress at this school 62 8 0 3 0 73
4. My child is well looked after at this school 49 15 5 3 1 73
5. My child is taught well at this school 58 13 0 2 0 73
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 44 16 8 5 0 73
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 56 13 0 3 1 73
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 35 14 2 7 15 73
9. This school is well led and managed 40 22 7 4 0 73
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 46 14 6 6 1 73
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 56 11 2 4 0 73
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 66 7

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 30% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 99 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing -3.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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