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Primary · B61 · Worcestershire

The Orchards School

Perryfields Road, Bromsgrove, B61 8QN

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance92.3%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils267

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (11 Jun 2019).

  1. Previous gradedInadequate

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

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in B61. Where we have them, council (Bromsgrove) 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
267
Free school meals
33.2%
13.7% above district average (19.5%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
21.5%
5.2% below district average (26.7%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
3%
1% below district average (4%)
Attendance
92.3%
3.1% below district average (95.4%)

Also: England 94.8%

Persistent absence
23.6%
Attainment
No KS2 at this school

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the B61 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2021/2292.3%
  • 2022/2391.6%
  • 2023/2493%
  • 2024/2593.3%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
300
Pupils on roll
267

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Worcestershire page.

SEN support

SEN %
21.5%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

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

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 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.
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