Academy converter · Worcestershire

Orchard Primary School

2–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144457URN

Cherry Orchard, Pershore, WR10 1ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

26 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

3 February 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Orchard First School (URN 116717), 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	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2025	27	40	1.5	23	0.85
Sep 2024	22	40	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2023	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2022	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2021	27	45	1.7	23	0.85
Sep 2020	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2019	31	55	1.8	31	1.00
Sep 2018	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2017 *	27	42	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2016 *	25	47	1.9	23	0.92
Sep 2015 *	30	57	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	26	42	1.6	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 81% · Maths 58% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%90th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	8%	103	101
2023/24	55%	3%	104	101
2022/23	53%	3%	104	102

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

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Abbey Park Primary School
0.8 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.5applications per place
Pinvin CofE Academy
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton
3.2 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Defford and Besford CofE Primary School
4.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool
4.6 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place
Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School
5.1 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
Eckington CofE First School
5.7 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144457 · 885/2121
Trust: Quest Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 20.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Cherry Orchard First School (URN 116717)
Address: Cherry Orchard, Pershore, WR10 1ET
Local authority: Worcestershire · Wychavon

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