Orchard Lea Infant School
Kennedy Avenue, Fareham, PO15 6BJ
118 pupils · 66% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 24 | 57 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 27 | 63 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 27 | 63 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 56 | 88 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 43 | 81 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 55 | 90 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 40 | 81 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 57 | 111 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Orchard Lea Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Columba CE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Uplands Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Wallisdean Infant School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wallisdean Junior School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.