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Orchard Primary School

Community school · London · E9 7BB

Ages 3–11 · 518 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
508

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
147
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

518 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
518
Boys / girls
254 / 264
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
518 / 630 (82%)
Free school meals
61.4%
FSM pupils
310
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mr Stephen O'Brien

Location

Address
Holcroft Road, Hackney
Postcode
E9 7BB
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hackney, 518 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 61.4%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E9
15
Primary in E9
9
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Primary in Hackney LA
50

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear E9

  • Lauriston School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E9 7JS · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.09

    0.3 miles away

  • Morningside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E9 6LL · Hackney

    Ages 2–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM62.2%
    • Demand0.90

    0.4 miles away

  • Berger Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    London · E9 6HB · Hackney

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM59.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • London Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · E8 3RL · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

  • Mowlem Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E2 9HE · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM45.1%
    • Demand1.14

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Telephone
02089857785
Website
www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/

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