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Orchard Community Primary School

Grange Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2QU

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 March 2022 and continues as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 148947) (opened 1 April 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

Pupil Demographics

2021-22
Total Pupils
325
Boys
165 (51%)
Girls
160 (49%)
Capacity
315 (103% full)
SEND
8.6%
FSM Eligible
13.8%
EAL
7.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.3%
SEN Support
8.3%

Attendance & Absence

2021-22
Overall Absence Rate
5.7%
Persistent Absence
13.6%

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

2021-22
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  • White British: 86.8%
  • White Other: 5.2%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Other: 0.9%
  • White Irish: 0.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%

86.8%

White British

5.2%

White Other

2.5%

Mixed Other

Contact & Location

Grange Drive

Derby, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
119982
UKPRN
10069872
Establishment No.
2178

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