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Orchard Primary School

Holcroft Road, Hackney, London, E9 7BB

Local ranking20th of 50 primary schools in Hackney
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
87.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
23.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
88.0%
Maths (Expected)
92.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
75

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
531
Boys
268 (50%)
Girls
263 (50%)
Capacity
630 (84% full)
SEND
23.4%
FSM Eligible
58.6%
EAL
43.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.0%
SEN Support
17.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
73.6
Budget per Pupil
£9,136/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 21.1%
  • White Other: 14.3%
  • Black Other: 14.2%
  • White British: 10.8%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 7.4%
  • Black Caribbean: 7.0%
  • Other: 5.4%
  • Mixed Other: 4.8%

21.1%

Black African

14.3%

White Other

14.2%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
100234
UKPRN
10078029
Establishment No.
2450