Orchard Primary School and Nursery
Chapel Street, Nottingham, NG17 8JY
344 pupils · 109% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 6 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 40 | 134 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 34 | 115 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 44 | 150 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 49 | 160 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 50 | 138 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 59 | 148 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 52 | 157 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 51 | 134 | 45 |
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
- The West Park Academy 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Morven Park Primary and Nursery School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kingsway Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kirkby Woodhouse School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.