Uplands Primary SchoolOrchard Lea Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Uplands Primary School and Orchard Lea Junior School are primary schools in Fareham.

  • Uplands Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Orchard Lea Junior School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Uplands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Uplands Primary School was judged Good and Orchard Lea Junior 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 75.0% for Uplands Primary School and 69.0% for Orchard Lea Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Uplands Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Orchard Lea Junior School (51.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Uplands Primary School versus Orchard Lea Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FarehamUplands Primary SchoolFarehamOrchard Lea Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking156th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure224th of 416 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll310 223
Capacity315 256
LocationFareham, PO16 7QP Fareham, PO15 6BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census310 223
Free school meals (ever 6)6.1% 26.0%
English as an additional language9.0% 4.9%
SEN support6.1% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.0% Stronger figure7.3% 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.

Uplands Primary School

Orchard Lea Junior School

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