Community school · Cambridgeshire

Orchard Park Community Primary School

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134979URN

Ringfort Road, Orchard Park, Cambridge, CB4 2GR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding standards not met

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

31 applications for 17 places · 68th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: standards not met at the latest report card inspection

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards not met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Urgent improvement
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Urgent improvement

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

7 July 2026
Report card · 4 Needs attention, 3 Urgent improvement
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 17 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire 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	17	31	1.8	16	0.94
Sep 2025	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2024	21	48	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2023	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2022	22	43	2.0	21	0.95
Sep 2021	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2020	22	58	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2019	24	49	2.0	22	0.92
Sep 2018	29	72	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2016	29	67	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2015	30	87	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	71	2.4	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 64% · Maths 48% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%172nd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	9%	104	101
2023/24	41%	3%	101	99
2022/23	76%	6%	106	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 Park Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Girton Glebe Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134979 · 873/3390
Capacity: 232 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Ringfort Road, Orchard Park, Cambridge, CB4 2GR
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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