Oak Lodge Primary SchoolOrchard Way Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Oak Lodge Primary School and Orchard Way Primary School are primary schools.

Oak Lodge Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Orchard Way Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Oak Lodge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Oak Lodge Primary School was judged Good and Orchard Way Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Oak Lodge Primary School and 67.0% for Orchard Way Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Oak Lodge Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Orchard Way Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Oak Lodge Primary School versus Orchard Way Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	West WickhamOak Lodge Primary School	CroydonOrchard Way Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C69/100Stronger figure	C59/100
Local ranking	28th of 75 in Bromley	45th of 85 in Croydon
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	541	200
Capacity	630	210
Location	West Wickham, BR4 0LJ	Croydon, CR0 7NJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	73.0% Stronger figure	67.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	16.0% Stronger figure	10.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	106.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	541	200
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.7%	21.5%
English as an additional language	10.5%	23.5%
SEN support	10.5%	19.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.9%	3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.6% Stronger figure	6.8%	6.2%
Persistent absence	9.0% Stronger figure	18.1%	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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.