Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Orchards Church of England Academy

2–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143836URN

Cherry Road, Wisbech, PE13 3NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

58 applications for 47 places · 152nd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 47 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Orchards Church of England Primary School (URN 133782), the previous school.

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	47	58	1.2	47	1.00
Sep 2025	34	36	1.1	33	0.97
Sep 2024	40	60	1.5	40	1.00
Sep 2023	32	42	1.3	32	1.00
Sep 2022	36	41	1.1	35	0.97
Sep 2021	33	43	1.3	31	0.94
Sep 2020	30	39	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2019	38	46	1.2	38	1.00
Sep 2018	43	60	1.4	41	0.95
Sep 2017 *	39	46	1.2	31	0.79
Sep 2016 *	70	75	1.1	62	0.89
Sep 2015 *	46	60	1.3	40	0.87
Sep 2014 *	48	55	1.2	45	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 58% · Maths 59% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%151st of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	49%	0%	101	102
2023/24	39%	0%	101	98
2022/23	26%	0%	97	98

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

Orchards Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Clarkson Infants School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

54%met the SATs standard
Peckover Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
The Nene Infant & Nursery School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place
Ramnoth Junior School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

57%met the SATs standard
Leverington Primary Academy
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Elm Road Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
West Walton Community Primary School
2.6 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143836 · 873/2044
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 51.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2018
Replaced: Orchards Church of England Primary School (URN 133782)
Address: Cherry Road, Wisbech, PE13 3NP
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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