Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton AstleyCroft Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley and Croft Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Croft Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley was judged Good and Croft Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley and 25.0% for Croft Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley (50.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Croft Church of England Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 25.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley versus Croft Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Broughton AstleyOrchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton AstleyLeicesterCroft Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking100th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure163rd of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll188 100
Capacity210 175
LocationBroughton Astley, LE9 6QX Leicester, LE9 3GJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure25.0% 62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census188 100
Free school meals (ever 6)12.8% 17.0%
English as an additional language3.2% 6.0%
SEN support8.0% 22.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.8% Stronger figure11.0% 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.

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.

Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley

Croft Church of England Primary School

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