The Orchards School
Perryfields Road, Bromsgrove, B61 8QN
230 pupils · 77% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 5 March 2024, published 2 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
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 | 40 | 34 | 58 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 27 | 60 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 20 | 47 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 26 | 56 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 22 | 45 | 33 |
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
- Meadows First School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Millfields First School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Dodford First School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic First School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Finstall First School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lickey End First School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · 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.