Orchards Junior School is a primary school located in Worthing. 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 12/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Nelson Road, Worthing

School Information

Address: Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
Website: http://www.orchardsjunior.school
Telephone: 01903520202
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Paul Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142381

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 558
Number of Pupils: 564
Number of Boys: 298
Number of Girls: 266

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.5 to 4.6
Writing
N/A: -0.9 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchards Junior School
Nelson Road , BN12 6EN
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Field Place Infant School
Nelson Road , BN12 6EN
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Derwent Drive , Goring-by-Sea BN12 6LA
2out of 4 517 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington
Poplar Road , Durrington BN13 3EZ
2out of 4 889 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School
Marlborough Road , BN12 4HD
3out of 4 955 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durrington High School
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX
3out of 4 996 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Goring Street , Goring-By-Sea BN12 5AF
3out of 4 1,526 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Worthing High School
South Farm Road , BN14 7AR
3out of 4 2,707 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH
3out of 4 3,244 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU
- not rated 1,230 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Palatine Primary School
Palatine Road , BN12 6JP
3out of 4 459 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oak Grove College
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX
3out of 4 850 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Sion School
Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL
- not rated 3,178 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reflections Small School
Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS
- not rated 3,273 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.