SCHOOL PROFILE

Orchard Way Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 148971
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 January 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Croydon
Trust LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 204 204 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 103 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 101 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.0%
1.8 pts below England
School 23.0%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.1%
1.8 pts above England
School 22.1%
Croydon 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Croydon 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.6%
93
Any other White background
7.4%
15
White and Black Caribbean
6.9%
14
African
6.4%
13
Caribbean
6.4%
13
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.4% 64 of 204 pupils
10.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.4%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.5% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 12.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Specific learning difficulty 13
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Croydon 67.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Croydon 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Croydon 76.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.62 pts higher than England
School 6.83%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.32 pts higher than England
School 18.13%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.49 pts higher than England
School 3.30%
Croydon 2.11%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.1% 9.0 pts above England
Orchard Way Primary School
97.1%
Croydon
83.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information