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Orchard Community Primary School

North West Leicestershire, DE74 2QUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
88%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 32 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#481 of 13,686 nationally

About Orchard Community Primary School

Orchard Community Primary School in North West Leicestershire has been rated Good overall by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2021, and an ungraded inspection in January 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained. The school’s strongest area, according to inspectors, is personal development, which was judged Outstanding. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2: 88 per cent did so in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure places the school well ahead of the Leicestershire local authority average of 62 per cent for primary schools. It also earned Orchard a ranking of 2nd out of 41 schools in the North West Leicestershire area, putting it in the top 5 per cent nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGrange Drive, Derby, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2QU
HeadteacherFiona Shields
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Number of Pupils314
Free School Meals (FSM)10.2%
School Capacity314 / 315 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jan 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Outdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolLibrarySensory RoomPlaying FieldsDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsFootballNetballCricketDance

Clubs & Activities

ChoirCodingBook ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Orchard Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.