Cherry Orchard Primary School

About Cherry Orchard Primary School

Cherry Orchard Primary School sits within the Greenwich local authority, a London borough with 62 primary schools. In the most recent rankings based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the school placed 18th in the local authority, comfortably inside the top third. Its closest high-performing neighbours include St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Eltham Church of England Primary School and Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School, the latter of which is also the nearest school rated Outstanding, just 0.6 km away. Cherry Orchard itself holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections. The school's most recent ungraded inspection in November 2024 confirmed that standards were being maintained, with leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness all judged Good. With 180 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is not yet full, though demand is high.

Academically, Cherry Orchard performs above the Greenwich average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 71%. This places the school in the top 25% nationally for this measure. In individual subjects, 90% met the expected standard in writing, 83% in maths and 79% in reading. At the higher standard, 24% of pupils achieved above expectations in reading, 21% in writing and 17% in maths. Average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths, a solid performance. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is not possible to measure how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. However, the overall picture is of a school where most children are meeting or exceeding national expectations, and where the proportion reaching the higher standard in reading is notably strong.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, dining hall, sensory room, outdoor playground, playing fields, sports hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, netball, gymnastics and rounders, while clubs extend to gardening, chess, film club and science club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and physical disability. Admissions data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed: 90 applications were received for 17 places, with 15 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 5.29. Parent View responses, based on 24 respondents, show 79% would recommend the school. The strongest positive feedback was on the range of subjects and clubs, with 100% agreeing there is a good range of subjects and 96% agreeing children can take part in clubs and activities.

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