Cherry Orchard Primary School

Worcester · WR5 2DD

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 565 pupils, 15.3% FSM

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN 12.9% on SEN support Behaviour 4.5% absence rate Staff 13% turnover Financials £5,337 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

We haven't asked this school for its behaviour and staffing figures yet. Sign up to tell us you'd like them, and we'll email you when they arrive.

Notify me

Your email address

Leave this empty

We'll email you a link to confirm first. Your address is only used for news about this school, and every email has a link to stop them. Privacy

Cherry Orchard Primary School

General Information

Address: Timberdine Close, Worcester, WR5 2DD – View on map
Phone: 01905352787
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Cox
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 68 families put it first for 71 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 71 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

565 pupils out of 630 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 81
% eligible for free school meals: 15.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Worcester average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13% a year (Worcester 13.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 52% moved to another school, 48% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Worcestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Worcestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 39 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 22 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

Parent score - no reviews yet –

Be the first to review — win £100 of books for your school Every honest review enters you into our prize draw

Behaviour

–

Openness

–

Teaching Quality

–

School Ethos

–

Ability to Deal with Problems

–

Headteacher Approval

–

SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

–

Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

–

Would recommend –

Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Worcester average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 57% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWorcester averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Worcester average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 10th of 21 junior and primary schools in the area

#8Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell68%
#9The Lyppard Grange Primary School64%
#10Cherry Orchard Primary School63%
=11Cranham Primary School60%
=11Oldbury Park Primary School60%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School82%
#2St George's Catholic Primary School79%
=3Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary76%
=3Pitmaston Primary School76%
=5Carnforth School75%
=5Oasis Academy Warndon75%
#7Northwick Manor Primary School74%
#8Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell68%
#9The Lyppard Grange Primary School64%
#10Cherry Orchard Primary School63%
=11Cranham Primary School60%
=11Oldbury Park Primary School60%
=11St Clement's CofE Primary60%
=14Hollymount School59%
=14St Barnabas CofE Primary School59%
#16St Joseph's Catholic Primary School58%
#17Nunnery Wood Primary School57%
#18Red Hill CofE Primary School52%
#19Stanley Road Primary School47%
#20St George's CofE Primary School43%
#21Honeywell Primary School25%

View full Ofsted inspection report

4th of 18 primary schools in Worcester for Ofsted rating

#2Oasis Academy WarndonOutstanding
#3Pitmaston Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#5Cranham Primary SchoolGood
#6Hollymount SchoolGood

Click to see the full ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Northwick Manor Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Oasis Academy WarndonOutstanding
#3Pitmaston Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#5Cranham Primary SchoolGood
#6Hollymount SchoolGood
#7Honeywell Primary SchoolGood
#8North Worcester Primary SchoolGood
#9Nunnery Wood Primary SchoolGood
#10Oldbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#11Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic PrimaryGood
#12Perry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15St George's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St George's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18Tudor Grange Primary Academy PerdiswellGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,337 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 22 primary schools in Worcester for spending per pupil

#20St Clement's CofE Primary£5,647
#21Red Hill CofE Primary School£5,605
#22Cherry Orchard Primary School£5,337

Click to see the full ranking

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Honeywell Primary School£9,095
#2St Barnabas CofE Primary School£7,705
#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,391
#4Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,201
#5Carnforth School£7,179
#6Oldbury Park Primary School£7,008
#7St George's CofE Primary School£6,890
#8Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary£6,798
#9Oasis Academy Warndon£6,677
#10Stanley Road Primary School£6,593
#11Cranham Primary School£6,568
#12St George's Catholic Primary School£6,510
#13Nunnery Wood Primary School£6,381
#14The Lyppard Grange Primary School£6,292
#15Pitmaston Primary School£6,110
#16Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell£5,949
#17North Worcester Primary School£5,762
#18Hollymount School£5,740
#19Northwick Manor Primary School£5,685
#20St Clement's CofE Primary£5,647
#21Red Hill CofE Primary School£5,605
#22Cherry Orchard Primary School£5,337

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

Have you rated Cherry Orchard Primary School yet? Your experience helps other parents.

Rate this school