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Orchard Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Nottingham · NG17 8JY

Ages 2–11 · 344 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

20%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-02

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected 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)20%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.4%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
271

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
150
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill109%

344 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
344
Boys / girls
184 / 160
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
344 / 315 (109%)
Free school meals
17.7%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Headteacher
Ms Alison Prodger

Location

Address
Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Postcode
NG17 8JY
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
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 2–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 344 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17.7%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG17
28
Primary in NG17
22
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

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 NottinghamNear NG17

  • The West Park Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 8EE · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM44.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Greenwood Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 8FX · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 5BB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM43.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Morven Park Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 7BT · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 7FH · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM39.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Kirkby Woodhouse School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 9EU · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG17 7NZ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM75.0%

    1.3 miles away

  • Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 1HU · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.22

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Alison Prodger
Telephone
01623455939
Website
www.orchard-pri.notts.sch.uk/

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