Orchard Primary School is a primary school located in Sidcup. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oxford Road, Sidcup

School Information

Address: Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW
Website: www.orchardprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 02083004878
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzanne Spencer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134185

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Primary School
Oxford Road , DA14 6LW 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Baugh Road , Footscray DA14 5ED 		3out of 4 474 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hope Community School
167 Rectory Lane , DA14 5BU 		2out of 4 661 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Midfield Primary School
Grovelands Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3EG 		4out of 4 1,394 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Birkbeck Primary School
Alma Road , DA14 4ED 		3out of 4 1,417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kemnal Technology College
Sevenoaks Way , DA14 5AA 		1out of 4 1,073 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		3out of 4 1,186 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chislehurst School for Girls
Beaverwood Road , Perry Street BR7 6HE 		3out of 4 1,662 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AG 		3out of 4 1,848 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hurstmere School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AW 		2out of 4 2,169 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merton Court School
38 Knoll Road , DA14 4QU 		- not rated 393 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cleeve Meadow School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		- not rated 1,186 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
West Lodge School
36 Station Road , Sidcup DA15 7DU 		- not rated 1,230 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Benedict House Preparatory School
1-5 Victoria Road , DA15 7HD 		- not rated 1,312 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom London School
Foxbury Avenue , Chislehurst BR7 6SD 		- not rated 2,037 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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