Orchard Community Primary School

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 35 families put this school as their first choice, and 44 places were offered. 33 of the families who put it first got a place (94%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 16 November 2021. Overall: Good It was inspected as Orchard Community Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 8 January 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

303 (capacity 315)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01332810078

Address

Grange Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2QU

Website

orchardprimary.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports