Orchard Meadow Primary School
Wesley Close, Oxford, OX4 6BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emilie Fidler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 146380
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865778609
About this school
Orchard Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 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. 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 | 37 | 40 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 60% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Meadow 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orchard Meadow Primary School compares
Orchard Meadow Primary School ranked 158th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.2% | 46.6% | 209 | — |
| Pegasus School | 63% | 7.1% | 44.9% | 479 | 0.3 miles |
| Windale Primary School | 73% | 6% | 43.5% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore | 65% | 6.2% | 24.9% | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School | 59% | 7.7% | 30.2% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School | 81% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 318 | 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)
- 46.6%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 20.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pegasus School0.3 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Windale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore0.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
Orchard Meadow Primary School ranks 37th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Oxford.
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
- East Oxford Primary School Primary
- Garsington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horspath Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Orchard Meadow Primary School teach?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Orchard Meadow Primary School is Miss Emilie Fidler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orchard Meadow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Meadow 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 big is Orchard Meadow Primary School?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Orchard Meadow Primary School full?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 209 on roll (44%), 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 Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Orchard Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchard Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orchard Meadow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Orchard Meadow Primary School?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Orchard Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% 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 Meadow Primary School rank locally?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School ranked 158th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire 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 24% 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 Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Meadow 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 10 July 2026.