Orchard Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Holcroft Road, London, E9 7BB
Website: www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02089857785
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hackney
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Rachel Davie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100234

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 676
Number of Boys: 347
Number of Girls: 329

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:92%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY
4out of 4 646 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS
4out of 4 1,613 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ
4out of 4 2,409 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG
4out of 4 2,431 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF
4out of 4 2,443 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Primary School
Holcroft Road , Hackney E9 7BB
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
Kingshold Road , E9 7JF
3out of 4 125 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lauriston School
Rutland Road , E9 7JS
3out of 4 570 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morningside Primary School
Chatham Place , Hackney E9 6LL
4out of 4 694 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Berger Primary School
Anderson Road , Hackney E9 6HB
3out of 4 706 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
Victoria Park Road , Hackney E9 7HD
3out of 4 540 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR
3out of 4 572 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
205 Morning Lane , Hackney E9 6LG
3out of 4 762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The City Academy, Hackney
Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA
4out of 4 956 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
Hyde Road , N1 5JU
- not rated 1,585 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP
- not rated 2,316 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW
- not rated 3,147 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE
- not rated 2,709 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT
4out of 4 3,267 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gatehouse School
Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG
- not rated 1,072 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ickburgh School
Kenworthy Road , Hackney E9 5RB
3out of 4 1,227 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stormont House School
Downs Park Road , E5 8NP
4out of 4 1,645 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The school at Hackney city farm
1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA
- not rated 1,707 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah
1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW
- not rated 1,786 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.