Orchard Primary Academy, Dewsbury

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Orchard Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (59% in reading, 57% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Orchard Primary Academy as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Orchard Primary Academy are Earlsheaton Infant School (0.4 miles); Gawthorpe Community Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); and Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 64% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Orchard Primary Academy.

Orchard Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by South Pennine Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Orchard Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

62.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (25.1%) received SEN support and 23 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Orchard Primary Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maple Road, 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Orchard Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Orchard Primary Academy issued 27 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Orchard Primary Academy are Manor Croft Academy (0.7 miles) and Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (1.7 miles).