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Orchard Primary School and Nursery

Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8JY

Local ranking195th of 266 primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 17 August 2026

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 2 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
60.0%
Maths (Expected)
63.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
63.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
43

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
348
Boys
187 (54%)
Girls
161 (46%)
Capacity
315 (110% full)
SEND
36.2%
FSM Eligible
20.1%
EAL
4.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
34.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,480/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.2% 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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  • White British: 87.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
  • White Other: 2.6%
  • Black African: 2.6%
  • Asian Other: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
  • Black Caribbean: 0.6%

87.1%

White British

2.9%

Mixed White & Asian

2.6%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
122722
UKPRN
10069278
Establishment No.
2918