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Orchards Church of England Academy

Cherry Road, Wisbech, PE13 3NP

Local ranking191st of 210 primary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 19 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
49.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
59.0%
Writing (Expected)
58.0%
Maths (Expected)
59.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
52.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
54

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
401
Boys
193 (50%)
Girls
191 (50%)
Capacity
420 (91% full)
SEND
27.9%
FSM Eligible
53.9%
EAL
52.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.7%
SEN Support
22.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
22.9
Budget per Pupil
£7,144/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
25.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
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: 46.3%
  • White Other: 32.1%
  • Mixed Other: 9.9%
  • Black African: 6.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
  • Asian Indian: 1.0%

46.3%

White British

32.1%

White Other

9.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
143836
UKPRN
10062015
Establishment No.
2044
Trust
GRACE SCHOOLS

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