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Orchard Park Community Primary School

South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GRPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
41%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
20 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#12,396
of 13,686 nationally

About Orchard Park Community Primary School

Orchard Park Community Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 20 first-preference applications for its 20 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, meaning every family who put it first got a spot. The school was oversubscribed overall, receiving 30 applications for those 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.5. Parent satisfaction appears strong, though no specific parent-view survey data is available in this dataset. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site, and is located in South Cambridgeshire under Cambridgeshire local authority. It does not have a religious character. Headteacher Robert Fisher leads a school of 192 pupils against a capacity of 232, so there is some room for growth. A notably high 39.1 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, which gives a sense of the community the school serves.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRingfort Road, Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GR
HeadteacherRobert Fisher
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils192
Free School Meals (FSM)39.1%
School Capacity192 / 232 (83% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Mar 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Mar 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Jan 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
GymnasiumMusic RoomsForest SchoolArt StudiosSensory RoomICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

AthleticsRoundersCross CountryNetballDance

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubChoirArt ClubGardeningFilm Club

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:20

Source: orchardparkprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Orchard Park 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.