Orchards Church of England Academy

Type	Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	2-11
Religion	Church of England
Address	Cherry Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3NP
Phone	01945583799
Reference Number	143836

General Makeup

Number of pupils	400
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 46.75% Girls: 53.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	52.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	50%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	24.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	22.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	25.8

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	25	24	49
2	23	29	52
3	32	19	51
4	19	24	43
5	28	30	58
6	16	40	56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	47%
White, Other	34.5%
Mixed, Other	9%
Unclassified	3.3%
African	3.3%
Indian	0.8%
White & Black (African)	0.5%
White & Asian	0.3%
Asian, Other	0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2025-01-31

Date	Description	Report
2024-11-19	School inspection	School inspection
2022-07-05	School inspection:	School inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	26%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	0%	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	97	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	98	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	-4.1	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	-3.3	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	-2.9	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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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.

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	10	0
Third Preference	10	0
From another Local Authority	1	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Clarkson Infants School Trafford Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2ES	0.63 miles
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School Trafford Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2ES	0.66 miles
Peckover Primary School Leverington Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1PJ	0.69 miles
The Nene Infant & Nursery School Norwich Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2AP	1.05 miles
Ramnoth Junior School Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2JB	1.15 miles
Leverington Primary Academy 104 Church Road, Leverington, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 5DE	1.22 miles
Elm Road Primary School Elm Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2TB	1.24 miles
West Walton Community Primary School School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7HA	1.61 miles
Elm CofE Primary School Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0AG	2.81 miles
Gorefield Primary Academy 69 High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4NB	2.87 miles
Emneth Nursery School Hollycroft Road, Wisbech, PE14 8AY	3.22 miles
Emneth Academy Hollycroft Road, Emneth, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8AY	3.35 miles
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy Church Road, Wisbech St Mary, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4RJ	3.47 miles
Walpole Highway Primary School School Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7QQ	3.57 miles
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School School Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8EY	3.78 miles
Kinderley Primary School Church Lane, Tydd St Giles, Church Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 5LG	3.84 miles
Friday Bridge Community Primary School Maltmas Drove, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0HW	3.99 miles
Anthony Curton CofE Primary School The Chase, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7NG	4.48 miles
Terrington St John Primary School School Road, Terrington St John, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7SG	4.81 miles
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School Churchway, Tydd St Mary, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 5QY	4.88 miles

Name	Distance
Cambian Wisbech School Old Sessions House, 32 Somers Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JF	1 miles
Wisbech Grammar School Wisbech Grammar School, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RH	1.09 miles
On Track Education Services Ltd Enterprise House, Oldfield Lane, Cambridgeshire, Wisbech, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2RJ	1.33 miles
Meadowgate Academy Meadowgate Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2JH	1.48 miles
Thomas Clarkson Academy Corporation Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2SE	1.55 miles
Marshland High School School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7HA	1.56 miles
The Wisbech Academy Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2RU	1.62 miles
Begdale House School Begdale Road, Elm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0AZ	3 miles
Shelldene House School Shelldene House, 20 Main Road, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0HJ	3.81 miles
The Old School House 1 March Road, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0HA	3.94 miles
Cambian Home Tree School 172 March Road, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0LP	4.36 miles

Orchards Church of England Academy

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

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

Previous Years

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)