The Orchards Primary Academy
Primary schoolThe Orchards Primary Academy is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 190 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 9 October 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, 71% of pupils at The Orchards Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Bellfield Primary School (NC)Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024840 m
- Bellfield Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf ChildrenSpecial. Outstanding (overall), November 2022950 m
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Victoria SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), June 20241 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
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).