Orchard Grove Primary School
Egremont Road, Taunton, TA3 7FD
130 pupils · 28% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 8.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 14 July 2026. 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 — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 46 | 80 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 45 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
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
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trull Church of England VA Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bishops Hull Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkfield Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- North Town Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St George's Catholic School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 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.