The Orchards Primary Academy
Rhayader Road, Birmingham, B31 1TX
190 pupils · 81% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 23 | 58 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 66 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 9 | 49 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 21 | 69 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 32 | 76 | 30 |
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
- Bellfield Infant School (NC) 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bellfield Junior School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy 0.9 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Green Meadow Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodcock Hill Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · 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.