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Orchard Primary School

URN
100234
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Orchard Primary School
URN
100234
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

89 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

80

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#10 of 50 schools in Hackney

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Orchard Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Orchard Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
28 January 2026
Inspection date
18 November 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

48

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

149

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

47

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.1×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hackney
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hackney)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hackney to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

93.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

92.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

87.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

E9 7BB - Holcroft Road, Hackney, London

Contact details

Address
Holcroft Road, Hackney, London
Postcode
E9 7BB
Phone
2089857785
Website
www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hackney
Local authority code
204

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 205 schools in Hackney.

Authority statistics

Total schools

205

Open schools

104

Closed schools

101

Primary schools

98

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Achievement

    Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Leadership and governance

    Strong standard

    Graded 18 November 2025

  • Early years

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 January 202618 November 2025S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 28 January 2026
    31 January 202217 November 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 31 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      28 January 2026
      Inspected
      18 November 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      31 January 2022
      Inspected
      17 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    31.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 46

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary98 (48.3%)
    • Secondary26 (12.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other79 (38.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School114 mPrimaryOpen
    Cordwainers College405 m16 plusClosed
    Queensgate College432 mNot applicableClosed
    Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy494 mSecondaryOpen
    Lauriston School522 mPrimaryOpen
    The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School523 mSecondaryOpen
    Hackney Sixth Form Centre565 mNot applicableClosed
    Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre592 mNurseryOpen
    The Learning Trust633 mNot applicableClosed
    Morningside Primary School635 mPrimaryOpen
    • St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      114 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Cordwainers College
      Distance
      405 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • Queensgate College
      Distance
      432 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
      Distance
      494 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hackney)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Amherst Infant SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Amherst Junior SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Amherst Primary SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Avigdor Primary SchoolPrimaryN16 0QJClosed
    Baden-Powell SchoolPrimaryE5 8DNClosed
    • Amherst Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Amherst Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Amherst Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Avigdor Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N16 0QJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Baden-Powell School
    Lauriston School
    Distance
    522 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
    Distance
    523 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Hackney Sixth Form Centre
    Distance
    565 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
    Distance
    592 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • The Learning Trust
    Distance
    633 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Morningside Primary School
    Distance
    635 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    E5 8DN
    Status
    Closed