Orchard Primary School

Wychavon · WR10 1ET

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 185 pupils, 20.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Orchard Primary School

General Information

Address: Cherry Orchard, Pershore, WR10 1ET – View on map
Phone: 01386552515
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Bitcon
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

185 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 38
% eligible for free school meals: 20.5%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Wychavon average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 23% a year (Wychavon 12.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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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: 8.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 24.4%
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: 22.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Needs attention

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points below the Wychavon average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 53% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 53%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 62% · Writing 81% · Maths 58% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 26 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 schoolWychavon 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 8 percentage points below the Wychavon average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: 15th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

=12Westacre Middle School57%
=12Witton Middle School57%
#15Orchard Primary School50%
#16St Mary's Catholic Primary School47%
#17St Mary's Catholic Primary School46%

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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

#1Cutnall Green CofE Primary School100%
#2Claines CofE Primary School86%
#3Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School78%
#4Sytchampton Endowed Primary School77%
=5Flyford Flavell Primary School76%
=5Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School76%
#7Inkberrow Primary School74%
#8Himbleton CofE Primary School and Nursery64%
#9Honeybourne Primary Academy63%
=10St Barnabas CofE Primary School60%
=10Whittington CofE Primary School60%
=12Hartlebury CofE Primary School57%
=12Westacre Middle School57%
=12Witton Middle School57%
#15Orchard Primary School50%
#16St Mary's Catholic Primary School47%
#17St Mary's Catholic Primary School46%
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School43%
#19Pinvin CofE Academy37%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,485 (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.

41st of 52 primary schools in Wychavon for spending per pupil

#39Claines CofE Primary School£6,599
#40Bengeworth CE Academy£6,596
#41Orchard Primary School£6,485
#42Cutnall Green CofE Primary School£6,406
#43Witton Middle School£6,405

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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

#1Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School£27,744
#2Pebworth First School£20,487
#3Defford and Besford CofE Primary School£12,371
#4Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool£12,302
#5Upton Snodsbury CofE Primary School£11,138
#6Crowle CofE Primary School£10,729
#7Broadway First School£10,352
#8St Barnabas CofE Primary School£9,750
#9Sytchampton Endowed Primary School£9,224
#10Flyford Flavell Primary School£8,717
#11Elmley Castle CofE First School£8,661
#12Eckington CofE First School£8,602
#13Tibberton CofE First School£8,488
#14Abbey Park Primary School£8,339
#15Overbury CofE First School£8,322
#16Pinvin CofE Academy£8,253
#17Westlands First School£8,245
#18Ombersley Endowed First School£7,950
#19Ashton-under-Hill First School£7,850
#20Hindlip CofE First School£7,835
#21Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School£7,783
#22St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery£7,720
#23Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School£7,558
#24Harvington CofE First School£7,558
#25Offenham Church of England First School£7,477
#26Hanbury CofE First School£7,421
#27Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School£7,413
#28St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,375
#29Chawson First School£7,215
#30Sedgeberrow CofE First School£7,118
#31Himbleton CofE Primary School and Nursery£6,940
#32Badsey First School£6,930
#33The Littletons Church of England Academy£6,897
#34Westacre Middle School£6,845
#35Wychbold First and Nursery School£6,830
#36Bretforton Village School£6,778
#37St Richard's CofE First School£6,654
#38Swan Lane First School£6,624
#39Claines CofE Primary School£6,599
#40Bengeworth CE Academy£6,596
#41Orchard Primary School£6,485
#42Cutnall Green CofE Primary School£6,406
#43Witton Middle School£6,405
#44Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School£6,399
#45St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,238
#46Hartlebury CofE Primary School£6,235
#47Honeybourne Primary Academy£6,171
#48Whittington CofE Primary School£6,075
#49St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,703
#50Inkberrow Primary School£5,594
#51St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy£4,705
#52Church Lench CofE First School£3,859

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