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Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Orchards Infant School

  • 3–7Ages
  • 281Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 150365URN

Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to West Sussex median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

157 applications for 67 places · 103rd of 180 in West Sussex
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 21 September 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early years provisionGood

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
2.3applications per place, Reception
close to West Sussex median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

157 applications · 67 places offered · 64 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
  3. 2024 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
  5. 2022 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
  7. 2020 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Field Place Infant School (URN 125864), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026671572.3640.96
Sep 2025621642.7600.97
Sep 2024851641.9800.94
Sep 2023 *431343.1420.98
Sep 2022 *741632.2670.91
Sep 2021 *741492.0700.95
Sep 2020 *631412.2610.97
Sep 2019 *801602.0710.89
Sep 2018 *851732.0690.81
Sep 2017 *971551.6750.77
Sep 2016 *801481.9650.81
Sep 2015 *1021941.9760.75
Sep 2014 *901711.9880.98

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
150365 · 938/2064
Trust
Sparkle Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity
412 pupils · 281 on roll
Free school meals
17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 January 2024
Replaced
Field Place Infant School (URN 125864)
Address
Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
Local authority
West Sussex · Worthing

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