Orchards Junior School
Primary schoolOrchards Junior School is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 496 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 27 March 2024
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, 61% of pupils at Orchards Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Orchards Infant SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed60 m
- Palatine Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023420 m
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Oak Grove CollegeSpecial. School remains Good, June 2024780 m
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Hawthorns Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 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.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).