Orleans Primary School, Twickenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Orleans Primary School excels at inspiring a genuine love of learning in all children. Teachers use creative and engaging techniques like drama activities to help pupils understand complex ideas, while offering excellent support tailored to each child's individual needs. Parents consistently praise the school's welcoming atmosphere and the fact that staff know their children exceptionally well.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve exceptionally well across all subjects, with results significantly above average for five years
- Teaching is outstanding, with exciting lessons that capture pupils' interest and meet the needs of all learners
- Behaviour and safety are outstanding, with excellent pupil attitudes and strong relationships across the school community
- All staff know children exceptionally well as individuals and provide highly effective support
- Leadership is ambitious with a relentless drive to continuously improve achievement for all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Improve leadership and management by ensuring all staff have highly effective skills for teaching mathematics using the revised curriculum to meet the full range of pupils' abilities
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with leaders carefully assessing all aspects of safety for potential risk.
Extracurricular Activities
Homework club
Orleans Primary School is an outstanding school where 'a love of learning, for life, for all' is the beating heart of the institution. Pupils achieve exceptionally well with significantly above-average results in reading, writing and mathematics over the last five years.
At a Glance
6.5%
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 remained stable at around 90%. Maths has improved from 86% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
29.4
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
429 pupils
458 capacity
29 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Twickenham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Twickenham
Admissions Demand - Richmond upon Thames
Places available
2,243
Applications
1,812
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Richmond upon Thames (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.72582%
Overall absence
3.75335%
Persistent absence
373
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Orleans Primary School
Orleans Park School
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
Strathmore School
Clarendon School
St Catherine's School
Capella House School
The Richmond upon Thames School
The German School
Kneller Hall School
Grey Court School
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