Academy sponsor led · Worcestershire

Cherry Orchard Primary School

3–11Ages
565Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148183URN

Timberdine Close, Worcester, WR5 2DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

132 applications for 71 places · 69th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

132 applications · 71 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Orchard Primary School (URN 116749), 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	71	132	1.9	68	0.96
Sep 2025	65	111	1.7	57	0.88
Sep 2024	55	96	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2023	73	102	1.4	64	0.88
Sep 2022	69	108	1.6	63	0.91
Sep 2021 *	57	87	1.5	53	0.93
Sep 2020 *	87	140	1.6	81	0.93
Sep 2019 *	90	156	1.7	92	1.02
Sep 2018 *	89	171	1.9	83	0.93
Sep 2017 *	90	158	1.8	85	0.94
Sep 2016 *	90	138	1.5	82	0.91
Sep 2015 *	90	179	2.0	95	1.06
Sep 2014 *	90	183	2.0	109	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%57th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	9%	105	104
2023/24	51%	5%	103	102
2022/23	59%	3%	107	104

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

Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Red Hill CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Stanley Road Primary School
1.4 km · Worcestershire

2026

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Nunnery Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Worcester Sixth Form College
1.8 km · Worcestershire

Not yet inspected
Pitmaston Primary School
1.9 km · Worcestershire

Remains Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary
2.0 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Whittington CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good · improving2024

1.7applications per place 82%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148183 · 885/2040
Trust: The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 565 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Cherry Orchard Primary School (URN 116749)
Address: Timberdine Close, Worcester, WR5 2DD
Local authority: Worcestershire · Worcester

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