Orchards Infant School
About the school
Orchards Infant School is an open primary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 September 2021
- Published
- 14 November 2021
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
272
Girls
47.43%
Boys
52.57%
SEN support
19.49%
Education, health and care plan
8.09%
English as an additional language
14.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.36%
Overall absence
6.53
Persistent absence
19.28