Dodford First SchoolThe Orchards School

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

Summary of the comparison

Dodford First School and The Orchards School are primary schools in Bromsgrove.

Dodford First School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Orchards School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dodford First School is ahead on our composite score.
Dodford First School was judged Good and The Orchards School was judged Good.

Dodford First School versus The Orchards School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	BromsgroveDodford First School	BromsgroveThe Orchards School	England average
Overview
Our score	C67/100Stronger figure	C63/100
Local ranking	151st of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure	159th of 173 in Worcestershire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	5-9	3-9
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	67	233
Capacity	75	300
Location	Bromsgrove, B61 9AW	Bromsgrove, B61 8QN
Pupils
Pupils in the census	67	233
Free school meals (ever 6)	6.3%	37.3%
English as an additional language	0.0%	3.0%
SEN support	11.9%	18.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.0%	2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.1% Stronger figure	7.2%	6.2%
Persistent absence	14.8% Stronger figure	23.0%	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.