# Orchards Church of England Academy

Orchards Church of England Academy is a primary school in Fenland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 384 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143836. [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 384
- Council: Fenland
- URN: 143836

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 19 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils at Orchards Church of England Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Cambridgeshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Clarkson Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clarkson-infants-school-e110649): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2022
- [St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-aided-junior-school-e141213): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Peckover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peckover-primary-school-e139466): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cambian Wisbech School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-wisbech-school-e134179): 1.6 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Nene Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nene-infant-and-nursery-school-e140174): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022
- [Wisbech Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wisbech-grammar-school-e110926): 1.8 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143836)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143836)

## How to cite

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