Orchards Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Wisbech. 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 20/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cherry Road, Wisbech

School Information

Address: Cherry Road, Wisbech, PE13 3NP
Website: www.orchards.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01945583799
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Cullen
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143836

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 585
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 220

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.3
Maths
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:95
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchards Church of England Primary School
Cherry Road , PE13 3NP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Clarkson Infants School
Trafford Road , PE13 2ES 		3out of 4 1,103 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School
Trafford Road , PE13 2ES 		2out of 4 1,157 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Peckover Primary School
Leverington Road , PE13 1PJ 		3out of 4 1,208 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Nene Infant & Nursery School
Norwich Road , PE13 2AP 		2out of 4 1,839 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Corporation Road , PE13 2SE 		2out of 4 2,727 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Marshland High School
School Road , West Walton PE14 7HA 		3out of 4 2,734 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Wisbech School
Old Sessions House , 32 Somers Road PE13 1JF 		- not rated 1,764 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wisbech Grammar School
Chapel Road , Wisbech PE13 1RH 		- not rated 1,921 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Nene Valley
Coalwharf Road , PE13 2FP 		3out of 4 1,928 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
On Track Education Centre
Enterprise House, Old Field Lane , PE13 2RJ 		- not rated 2,342 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Meadowgate Academy
Meadowgate Lane , PE13 2JH 		4out of 4 2,595 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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