Orchard Way Primary School
Primary schoolOrchard Way Primary School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 204 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 22 January 2025
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, 67% of pupils at Orchard Way Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 106 | 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 Park High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)130 m
- Beckmead Park AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1 km
- Monks Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Oak Lodge Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Orion Eden ParkSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Marian Vian Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
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).