Orchard Vale Community School
Primary schoolOrchard Vale Community School is a primary school in North Devon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 311 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 51% of pupils at Orchard Vale Community School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- On Track Education BarnstapleSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file690 m
- Eden Park AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The Lampard Community SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, January 20231.3 km
- Newport Community School Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, BarnstaplePrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Landkey Community Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Devon
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).