Orchard Junior School
Primary schoolOrchard Junior School is a primary school in New Forest, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 355 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Orchard Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Hampshire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Orchard Infant SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2022, before the school changed10 m
- Noadswood SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, October 2022. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)380 m
- Wildground Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023860 m
- Wildground Junior SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, May 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Greenwood SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, December 2022990 m
- Applemore CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in New Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).