Community school · Bexley

Orchard Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134185URN

Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

59 applications for 30 places · 48th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
8 March 2022
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bexley median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 30 places offered · 19 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 3.4; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 3.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 3.2; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 2.3; Bexley median median 2.7

This school
Bexley 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	59	2.0	19	0.63
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2024	28	78	2.8	22	0.79
Sep 2023	30	74	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2022	18	45	2.5	17	0.94
Sep 2021	21	50	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2020	13	49	3.8	12	0.92
Sep 2019	27	65	2.4	23	0.85
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	101	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	114	3.8	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	95	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	69	2.3	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 77% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%41st of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	10%	106	105
2023/24	63%	3%	106	103
2022/23	54%	11%	107	106

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

Orchard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School
0.6 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Midfield Primary School
1.3 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Birkbeck Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
1.5 km · Bromley

2026

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Royal Park Primary Academy
1.7 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Longlands Primary School
1.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
1.9 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134185 · 303/2019
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW
Local authority: Bexley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources