Orchard Infant School

Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4SB

Primary

Phase

270

Capacity

4-7

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 October 2025 and continues as Orchard Infant School (URN 152144) (opened 1 November 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 266
Boys: 153 (58%)
Girls: 113 (42%)
Capacity: 270 (99% full)
SEND: 20.7%
FSM Eligible: 12.4%
EAL: 2.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.6%
SEN Support: 18.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 22.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 11.8
Budget per Pupil: £6,077/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 6.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 93.6%
Mixed Other: 1.5%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
Black African: 1.1%
White Other: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
Asian Indian: 0.4%

93.6%

White British

1.5%

Mixed Other

1.1%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

adminoffice@orchard-inf.hants.sch.uk

Water Lane

Southampton, South East

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Administrative

URN: 115977
UKPRN: 10075376
Establishment No.: 2230

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