Orchard Primary School
Holcroft Road, Hackney, London, E9 7BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Stephen O'Brien
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 100234
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089857785
About this school
Orchard Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 518 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orchard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 83 | 75 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 84% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 95% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 95% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 94% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Orchard Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 584 |
| 2024/25 | 531 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orchard Primary School compares
Orchard Primary School ranked 8th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 5.6% | 58.6% | 518 | — |
| St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 60.6% | 140 | 0.1 miles |
| Lauriston School | 75% | 4.2% | 25.3% | 440 | 0.3 miles |
| Morningside Primary School | 70% | 6.8% | 61.8% | 428 | 0.4 miles |
| Berger Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 55.8% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| St John and St James CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 40.8% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.57%
- English as an additional language
- 43.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Lauriston School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Morningside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Berger Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St John and St James CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Orchard Primary School ranks 121st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Orchard Primary School teach?
- Orchard Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Orchard Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Orchard Primary School is Mr Stephen O'Brien, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orchard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Orchard Primary School?
- Orchard Primary School has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Orchard Primary School full?
- Orchard Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 518 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Orchard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Orchard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orchard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Orchard Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Orchard Primary School is part of the The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Orchard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Orchard Primary School compare with other schools in Hackney?
- Orchard Primary School ranked 8th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Orchard Primary School's absence rate?
- Orchard Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.