Orchard View Primary Academy, Aylesbury
Orchard View Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Aylesbury, part of Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Orchard View Primary Academy in detail
Getting a place at Orchard View Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Orchard View Primary Academy as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Orchard View Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Orchard View Primary Academy are Kingsbrook View Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good); Bierton Church of England Combined School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 85% maths); Broughton Community Schools (Infants) (0.9 miles, Good); and Broughton Junior School (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 91% maths).
Kingsbrook View Primary AcademyBierton Church of England Combined SchoolBroughton Community Schools (Infants)Broughton Junior School
The trust
Orchard View Primary Academy is one of 4 schools run by Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (43%), White British (38%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 6 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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 autism.
Orchard View Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 0 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coronet Road (opposite), 240 metres away.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
15.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Orchard View Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Orchard View Primary Academy.
- Aktiva Camps @ Kingsbrook View610m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Orchard View Primary Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Footsteps Nursery and Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.2 miles
- Busy Bees at Aylesbury Kingsbrook - Day nursery, 0.3 miles
- Aktiva Nurseries, Oakfield - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 28 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Aktiva Kingsbrook View - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- New Millside Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.9 milesOfsted, 5 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Orchard View Primary Academy is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Orchard View Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Orchard View Primary Academy is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Orchard View Primary Academy
Will you get a place at Orchard View Primary Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 29 first choices for 36 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
13%
Available places
60 pupils
480 places
420 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
6
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
10.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Orchard View Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 0 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
60
Total Pupils
27
Boys
33
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
20.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,111
Mean salary
2026 data
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Orchard View Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Orchard View Primary Academy
How big are the classes at Orchard View Primary Academy?
Classes at Orchard View Primary Academy average 30 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Orchard View Primary Academy?
Orchard View Primary Academy has around 60 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Orchard View Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Orchard View Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 0 pupils on roll.
Does Orchard View Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Orchard View Primary Academy: Aktiva Camps @ Kingsbrook View (610m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Orchard View Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Orchard View Primary Academy?
Orchard View Primary Academy is at Armstrongs Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)