Orchards Infant School
Primary schoolOrchards Infant School is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 3 to 7. It had 281 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 September 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Orchards Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)60 m
- Palatine Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023460 m
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Oak Grove CollegeSpecial. School remains Good, June 2024810 m
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Worthing
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.