Abbey Park Primary SchoolOrchard Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pershore.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey Park Primary School and Orchard Primary School are primary schools in Pershore.

  • Abbey Park Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Orchard Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Abbey Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey Park Primary School was judged Good and Orchard Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Orchard Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey Park Primary School versus Orchard Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PershoreAbbey Park Primary SchoolPershoreOrchard Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureF31/100
Local ranking154th of 173 in Worcestershire 118th of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-12 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll164 194
Capacity210 210
LocationPershore, WR10 1DF Pershore, WR10 1ET
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported50.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census164 194
Free school meals (ever 6)34.3% 22.2%
English as an additional language4.3% 2.1%
SEN support9.8% 25.8%
SEN with an EHC plan9.8% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure8.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.8% Stronger figure24.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbey Park Primary School

Orchard Primary School

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