The Orchard Way Academy, High Wycombe
The Orchard Way Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in High Wycombe, part of Chiltern Way Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Orchard Way Academy in detail
Results
The Orchard Way Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), 74% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at The Orchard Way Academy
Across Buckinghamshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (19.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Orchard Way Academy are Lane End Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 74% reading, 58% maths); Frieth Church of England Combined School (1.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Cadmore End CofE School (1.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 17% maths); and Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery (1.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 53% maths).
Lane End Primary SchoolFrieth Church of England Combined SchoolCadmore End CofE SchoolBooker Hill Primary School & Nursery
The trust
The Orchard Way Academy is one of 6 schools run by Chiltern Way Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Orchard Way Academy.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Row (southbound), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The Orchard Way Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), it was rated Good in February 2018. See Lane End Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Lane End Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), the school The Orchard Way Academy replaced. There are no figures for The Orchard Way Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 67% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 56% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Orchard Way Academy.
- S4K - Lane End (Beaconsfield)At the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Orchard Way Academy is an academy, 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 The Orchard Way Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Orchard Way 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Lane End Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), the school The Orchard Way Academy replaced. There are no figures for The Orchard Way Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0.3 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - High Wycombe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for High Wycombe
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.
Absence at Lane End Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), the school The Orchard Way Academy replaced. There are no figures for The Orchard Way Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
6.9%
Overall absence
22.8%
Persistent absence
101
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about The Orchard Way Academy
Are there exam results for The Orchard Way Academy?
The Orchard Way Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), 74% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is The Orchard Way Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Orchard Way Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Lane End Primary School (URN 110320), it was rated Good in February 2018.
What is the catchment area for The Orchard Way Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Orchard Way Academy is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to The Orchard Way Academy?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Orchard Way Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does The Orchard Way Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: S4K - Lane End (Beaconsfield) (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Orchard Way Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Orchard Way Academy?
The Orchard Way Academy is at Edmonds Road, Lane End, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)