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Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley

  • 4–11Ages
  • 192Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 120120URN

Blenheim Crescent, Broughton Astley, Blenheim Crescent, Broughton Astley, LE9 6QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMay 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.7per place
1.0 above Leicestershire median (2.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

93 applications for 25 places · 28th of 176 in Leicestershire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
64%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMay 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

  1. 3 July 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 11 May 2016
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.7applications per place, Reception
1.0 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.7; Leicestershire median median 2.7
  2. 2025 3.2; Leicestershire median median 2.8
  3. 2024 3.7; Leicestershire median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  7. 2020 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7
More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 12 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202625933.7251.00
Sep 202530953.2341.13
Sep 202421783.7200.95
Sep 202326722.8261.00
Sep 202230571.9321.07
Sep 202125552.2251.00
Sep 202030732.4341.13
Sep 201930642.1361.20
Sep 201822421.9210.95
Sep 201717362.1171.00
Sep 201629511.8280.97
Sep 201527491.8271.00
Sep 201430602.0290.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 80% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%95th of 211 in Leicestershire
Reading
Expected standard76%
Higher standard44%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard72%
Greater depth24%
Maths
Expected standard80%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Leicestershire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2564%16%107105
2023/2458%4%103101
2022/2350%23%105103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
120120 · 855/3017
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals
12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Blenheim Crescent, Broughton Astley, Blenheim Crescent, Broughton Astley, LE9 6QX
Local authority
Leicestershire · Harborough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources