My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
33%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
23%Don't know
0%Orchards Academy
Academy converter — Secondary
BR8 7TE / 11–18 / None
41.3
Attainment 8
48%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 41.3
- Progress 8
- 0.03
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 33%
48% of parents would recommend this school
61 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
39%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
20%Agree
28%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
8%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
25%Don't know
7%Not applicable
43%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
20%Agree
40%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
15%Agree
20%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
33%Don't know
5%Not applicable
11%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
38%No
62%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 23 parents
Strongly agree
4%Agree
22%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
48%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
30%Agree
34%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
39%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
16%Agree
47%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
7%Agree
48%Disagree
31%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
57%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
16%Agree
27%Disagree
25%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
48%No
52%19.3% of pupils receive SEN support
19.3%
SEN support
3.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 8.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
86.2% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 86.2%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1
- Free school meals
- 44%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.5:1
- Overall absence
- 9.56%
- Persistent absence
- 31.03%
- English as additional language
- 8.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 85.4%
- Mixed
- 5.3%
- Asian
- 1.4%
- Black
- 2.6%
- Other
- 1.8%
White British78%
Other White4.8%
Gypsy / Roma2.2%
Irish Traveller0.4%
Other Mixed2%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
White & Black African0.9%
White & Asian0.7%
Indian0.6%
Chinese0.4%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Other Asian0.2%
Caribbean1.7%
African0.9%