Orchard Junior School is a primary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Water Lane, Southampton

School Information

Address: Water Lane, Southampton, SO45 4SB
Website: www.orchardjunior.com/
Telephone: 02380843162
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carol Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115988

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 362
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Infant School
Water Lane , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4SB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Orchard Junior School
Water Lane , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4SB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wildground Infant School
Crete Road , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4JX 		3out of 4 934 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wildground Junior School
Armitage Avenue , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4LG 		3out of 4 985 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hythe Primary School
School Road , Hythe SO45 6BL 		2out of 4 1,307 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Noadswood School
North Road , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4ZF 		3out of 4 412 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Applemore College
Roman Road , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4RQ 		3out of 4 1,302 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenwood School
Cabot Drive , Dibden SO45 5UQ 		3out of 4 1,087 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oak Lodge School
Roman Road , Dibden Purlieu SO45 4RQ 		3out of 4 1,377 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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