The Orchard School is a school located in Oldbury. 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 12/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 11.5%, which is 7.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Causeway Green Road, Oldbury

School Information

Address: Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Website: www.orchard.sandwell.sch.uk
Telephone: 01215697040
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amy Findlay
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132232

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 144
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 43

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.6 to 0.4
Writing
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.4 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Langley Primary School
Titford Road, B69 4QB
651 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Moat Road, B68 8ED
726 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane, B68 8LX
958 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Farm Junior School
Brookfields Road, B68 9QR
959 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moat Farm Infant School
Brookfields Road, B68 9QR
959 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road, B68 8ED
750 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, B68 8NE
858 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane, B68 9PA
1,280 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, B67 7JG
2,119 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedPerryfields Academy
Oldacre Road, B68 0RG
2,420 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, B68 8LD
0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
155 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Primrose Centre
Throne Road, B65 9JP
1,510 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Halesbury School
Feldon Lane, B62 9DR
2,742 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Westminster School
Hawes Lane, B65 9AL
2,929 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.