The Orchard Primary School
Orchard Road, Hounslow, TW4 5JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lorna Bruce
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 708
- Pupils on roll
- 624
- URN
- 135562
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085706247
About this school
The Orchard Primary School is a community primary school in Hounslow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 624 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The 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
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 | 87 | 84 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 The 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 | Hounslow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 64.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 657 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Orchard Primary School compares
The Orchard Primary School ranked 27th of 47 primary schools in Hounslow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.7% | 19.4% | 624 | — |
| Grove Road Primary School | 44% | 5.9% | 23.1% | 233 | 0.2 miles |
| St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School | 93% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 475 | 0.4 miles |
| Hounslow Heath School | 66% | 5.1% | 15.8% | 1,178 | 0.7 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 22% | 227 | 0.8 miles |
| Chatsworth Primary School | 74% | 6.1% | 14.1% | 594 | 0.9 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)
- 19.44%
- English as an additional language
- 64.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 20.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grove Road Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hounslow
-
St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hounslow
-
Hounslow Heath School0.7 miles
Primary · Hounslow
-
Nelson Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Chatsworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hounslow
Other schools in Hounslow
The Orchard Primary School ranks 8th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Hounslow.
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- Beavers Community Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Academy Primary
- Chatsworth Primary School Primary
- Cranford Primary School Primary
- Edison Primary School Primary
- Grove Road Primary School Primary
- Heston Primary School Primary
- Hounslow Heath School Primary
- Hounslow Town Primary School Primary
- Springwell School Primary
- St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Orchard Primary School teach?
- The Orchard Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hounslow.
- Who is the head teacher of The Orchard Primary School?
- The head teacher of The Orchard Primary School is Mrs Lorna Bruce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Orchard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The 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 The Orchard Primary School?
- The Orchard Primary School has 624 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Orchard Primary School full?
- The Orchard Primary School has capacity for 708 pupils and 624 on roll (88%), 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 The Orchard Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Orchard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Orchard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Orchard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Orchard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Orchard Primary School compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- The Orchard Primary School ranked 27th of 47 primary schools in Hounslow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Orchard Primary School's absence rate?
- The Orchard Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Orchard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The 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 1 July 2026.