Community school · Hampshire
Orchard Lea Infant School
- Primary
- Ages 4–7
Term dates
We haven't checked Hampshire's term dates yet. See the school's website.
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, 24 families put this school as their first choice, and 25 places were offered. 24 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 25 | 24 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 36 | 27 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 37 | 27 | 100% |
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
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Orchard Lea. Ofsted report
- CM Sports After School Club, after-school club. Ofsted report
- ActiveMe CIC @ Orchard Lea Junior School. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 28 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 7 June 2023. Overall: Requires improvement
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
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Pupils
- 118 (capacity 180)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01329232563
- Address
- Kennedy Avenue, Fareham, PO15 6BJ
- Website
- orchardleainfants.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.