Orchard Primary School, Pershore
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Orchard Primary School excels at teaching early reading through daily phonics and has consistently strong writing results at the end of primary school. The school creates a warm, supportive environment where vulnerable pupils feel cared for, and offers excellent enrichment opportunities including trips, concerts and sporting events that broaden children's experiences and build confidence.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with Year 1 phonics screening and Year 4 multiplication check results significantly above national average
- Well-designed personal, social and health education curriculum covering relationships, emotional wellbeing and safety
- Warm staff relationships that help vulnerable pupils feel settled and supported
- Broad enrichment opportunities including trips, musical performances and sporting competitions
- Early years provision with good relationships and clear routines that help children settle quickly
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement in mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling significantly below national averages
- Pupil attendance persistently below national averages with high rates of persistent absence
- Inconsistent teaching quality and lack of adaptation for pupils needing additional support
- Behaviour management inconsistencies leading to low-level classroom disruption
- Weak oversight of inclusion and special educational needs support across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits from local community organisations, curriculum-linked trips, musical performances, sporting competitions, drama events, charitable fundraising
Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Worcestershire that has strengths in early reading and writing at key stage 2, but faces significant challenges with inconsistent achievement across the curriculum, low attendance, and variable teaching quality.
At a Glance
20.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 62%. Maths has declined from 66% to 58%. Writing has declined from 86% to 81%.
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
27.5
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
185 pupils
210 capacity
25 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Pershore
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Pershore
Admissions Demand - Worcestershire
Places available
6,938
Applications
5,554
Got 1st preference
94.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.89085%
Overall absence
24.43182%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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