Academy converter · Birmingham

The Orchards Primary Academy

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139860URN

Rhayader Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

58 applications for 27 places · 212th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
18 March 2015
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 27 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 4.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham 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	27	58	2.2	23	0.85
Sep 2025	20	66	3.3	19	0.95
Sep 2024	11	49	4.5	9	0.82
Sep 2023	22	69	3.1	21	0.95
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	73	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2018	31	67	2.2	30	0.97
Sep 2017	29	66	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2016	30	70	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2015	28	46	1.6	24	0.86
Sep 2014	30	57	1.9	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%84th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	13%	104	103
2023/24	42%	6%	102	100
2022/23	63%	13%	107	105

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

The Orchards Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bellfield Primary School (NC)
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place
Bellfield Junior School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

57%met the SATs standard
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
0.9 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Green Meadow Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Woodcock Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Church Infant School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022
St Laurence Church Junior School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139860 · 330/2249
Trust: Greenheart Learning Partnership
Capacity: 236 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 55.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Ley Hill Junior and Infant (NC) School (URN 103297)
Address: Rhayader Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1TX
Local authority: Birmingham

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