Orchard Lea Junior School
Kennedy Avenue, Fareham, PO15 6BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Ackerman
- Federation
- The Orchard Lea Federation
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 116225
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329234471
About this school
Orchard Lea Junior School is a community primary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orchard Lea Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 62 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 69% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Lea Junior 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orchard Lea Junior School compares
Orchard Lea Junior School ranked 106th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.9% | 26% | 217 | — |
| Orchard Lea Infant School | — | 5.2% | 28% | 118 | 0.1 miles |
| St Columba CE Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 49.4% | 100 | 0.5 miles |
| Uplands Primary School | 75% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 19.5% | 221 | 0.9 miles |
| Wallisdean Infant School | — | 4.7% | 25% | 134 | 1.1 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
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report18 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.01%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Lea Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
St Columba CE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Uplands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Wallisdean Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Fareham
Other schools in Fareham
Orchard Lea Junior School ranks 10th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Fareham.
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Ranvilles Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Orchard Lea Junior School teach?
- Orchard Lea Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard Lea Junior School?
- The headteacher of Orchard Lea Junior School is Mrs Sarah Ackerman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orchard Lea Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Lea Junior 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 Lea Junior School?
- Orchard Lea Junior School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Orchard Lea Junior School full?
- Orchard Lea Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 217 on roll (85%), 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 Lea Junior School a faith school?
- No. Orchard Lea Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchard Lea Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Orchard Lea Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Orchard Lea Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Orchard Lea Junior School is part of the The Orchard Lea Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Orchard Lea Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 69% 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 Lea Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Orchard Lea Junior School ranked 106th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 Lea Junior School's absence rate?
- Orchard Lea Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Lea Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Lea Junior 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 30 June 2026.