The Orchards
Special schoolThe Orchards is a special school in Trafford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 148 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 12 February 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, 0% of pupils at The Orchards met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Trafford and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 108 | 105 |
- The Orchards teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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- Barton Clough Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Kingsway Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed400 m
- Lostock High SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)430 m
- St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Egerton High SchoolSpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met570 m
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Trafford
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).