The Orchards School
Perryfields Road, Bromsgrove, B61 8QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marina Rumney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Black Pear Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 148386
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527872271
About this school
The Orchards School is a primary academy in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Orchards 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Orchards 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Orchards School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 37.3% | 230 | — |
| Meadows First School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Millfields First School | — | 4.9% | 15.3% | 257 | 1.0 miles |
| Dodford First School | — | 6.1% | 6.4% | 65 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic First School | — | 5.3% | 21.7% | 219 | 1.1 miles |
| Finstall First School | — | 2.8% | 2.4% | 296 | 1.4 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)
- 37.32%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadows First School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Millfields First School1.0 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Dodford First School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
St Peter's Catholic First School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Finstall First School1.4 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- Blackwell First School Primary
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Lickey End First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
- Millfields First School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic First School Primary
- Stoke Prior First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Orchards School teach?
- The Orchards School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of The Orchards School?
- The headteacher of The Orchards School is Mrs Marina Rumney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Orchards School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Orchards 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 Orchards School?
- The Orchards School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is The Orchards School full?
- The Orchards School has capacity for 300 pupils and 230 on roll (77%), 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 Orchards School a faith school?
- No. The Orchards School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Orchards School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Orchards School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Orchards School part of an academy trust?
- The Orchards School is part of THE BLACK PEAR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Orchards School's absence rate?
- The Orchards School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Orchards School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Orchards School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.