The Orchards School

General Information

Address: Perryfields Road, Bromsgrove, B61 8QN
Phone: 01527872271
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Thomas Harris
Age range: 3-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 230
School capacity: 300
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 68
% eligible for free school meals: 30.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.0%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 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

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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #19 of 20 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#17St Peter's Catholic First SchoolGood
#18Tardebigge CofE First SchoolGood
#19The Orchards SchoolGood
#20Holywell Primary and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

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

#1Beaconside Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#2Beoley First SchoolGood
#3Blackwell First SchoolGood
#4Catshill First SchoolGood
#5Charford First SchoolGood
#6Clent Parochial Primary SchoolGood
#7Coppice Primary SchoolGood
#8Crown Meadow First School & NurseryGood
#9Dodford First SchoolGood
#10Fairfield First SchoolGood
#11Hagley Primary SchoolGood
#12Lickey End First SchoolGood
#13Lickey Hills Primary School and NurseryGood
#14Meadow Green Primary SchoolGood
#15Millfields First SchoolGood
#16Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17St Peter's Catholic First SchoolGood
#18Tardebigge CofE First SchoolGood
#19The Orchards SchoolGood
#20Holywell Primary and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,957 (2024-25)

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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.

Ranked #2 of 21 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Dodford First School£8,767
#2The Orchards School£7,957
#3Clent Parochial Primary School£7,709
#4Blackwell First School£7,614

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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.

#1Dodford First School£8,767
#2The Orchards School£7,957
#3Clent Parochial Primary School£7,709
#4Blackwell First School£7,614
#5Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery£7,598
#6Crown Meadow First School & Nursery£7,396
#7Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School£7,180
#8Millfields First School£7,150
#9Belbroughton CofE Primary School£7,037
#10Lickey End First School£6,995
#11Holywell Primary and Nursery School£6,954
#12Meadow Green Primary School£6,832
#13Beaconside Primary and Nursery School£6,754
#14St Andrew's CofE First School£6,401
#15Charford First School£6,371
#16Catshill First School£6,348
#17Tardebigge CofE First School£6,270
#18Hagley Primary School£6,142
#19Coppice Primary School£5,992
#20Finstall First School£5,859
#21St Peter's Catholic First School£5,711

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