Orchard Academy
About the school
Orchard Academy is an open primary school in Milton Keynes.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 July 2023
- Published
- 27 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 52%
- Milton Keynes
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 1%
- Milton Keynes
- 10%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 64%
- Milton Keynes
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Milton Keynes
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Milton Keynes
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 60%
- Milton Keynes
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 22%
- Milton Keynes
- 37%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Milton Keynes
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Milton Keynes
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Milton Keynes
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Milton Keynes
- 107
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
333
Girls
45.05%
Boys
54.95%
SEN support
15.02%
Education, health and care plan
7.51%
English as an additional language
44.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.95%
Overall absence
4.61
Persistent absence
11.38