Primary · TW4 · Hounslow

The Orchard Primary School

Orchard Road, Hounslow, TW4 5JW

See on Google Maps

OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance (2024/25)93%
Attainment (2024/25)70% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity
Pupils624

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Report published 30 Jan 2024.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in TW4. Where we have them, council (Hounslow) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
624
Free school meals
17.5%
0.3% below district average (17.8%)

Also: Hounslow 20.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
18%
1.2% below district average (19.2%)

Also: Hounslow 19.7% · England 18.2%

EAL
64.1%
2.3% below district average (66.4%)
Attendance
93% Autumn and spring 2024/25
1% below district average (94%)

Also: Hounslow 94.3% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the TW4 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

22.7%

9.4% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

70%

8% above England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

6%

2% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

83%

8% above England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

74%

2% above England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

85%

11% above England (74%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 61 families put this school first. 58 of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
61
First-preference offers
58
First preferences offered a place
95.1%
Total offers
60
Named on any preference
132

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Close to published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
708
Pupils on roll
624

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hounslow page.

SEN support

SEN %
18%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near The Orchard Primary School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in TW4 · Schools in Hounslow

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • We do not publish school photos. The banner shows initials from the school name.
  • Methodology · Data updates