Orchard Primary School and Nursery
Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Alison Prodger
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 122722
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623455939
About this school
Orchard Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 344 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Early years
- 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 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 20% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 53% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 51% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orchard Primary School and Nursery compares
Orchard Primary School and Nursery ranked 169th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.7% | 20.1% | 344 | — |
| The West Park Academy | 68% | 6% | 44.3% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenwood Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.7% | 29.6% | 445 | 0.5 miles |
| Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy | 66% | 5.2% | 44.3% | 461 | 1.0 miles |
| Morven Park Primary and Nursery School | 59% | 4.8% | 43.5% | 435 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 41.9% | 252 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.13%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The West Park Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Morven Park Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Kingsway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Orchard Primary School and Nursery ranks 146th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Orchard Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Orchard Primary School and Nursery is Ms Alison Prodger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orchard Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Orchard Primary School and Nursery?
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Orchard Primary School and Nursery full?
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 315 pupils and 344 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Orchard Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchard Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orchard Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Orchard Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 and Nursery rank locally?
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery ranked 169th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 and Nursery's absence rate?
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Primary School and Nursery'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.