Orchard Infant School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Orchard Infant School, inspected in March 2022.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 Orchard Infant School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at Orchard Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Orchard Infant School is part of University of Winchester Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Stoneham Park Primary Academy Eastleigh
• Halterworth Primary School Romsey
• Wellow Primary School Romsey
• Awbridge Primary School Romsey
• Droxford Junior School Southampton
• Barton Farm Primary Academy Winchester
• North Waltham Primary School Basingstoke

What is Orchard Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Orchard Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2022 of its predecessor, Orchard Infant School.

When was Orchard Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Orchard Infant School was last inspected in November 2025.

How many pupils does Orchard Infant School have?

Orchard Infant School has 270 pupils on roll.

What age range does Orchard Infant School cover?

Orchard Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Orchard Infant School?

Orchard Infant School is at Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4SB.