Orchard Junior School
Community school in Southampton, Hampshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 355 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 360 |
| Free school meals | 17.20% |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Address | Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4SB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.orchardjunior.com/ |
| Telephone | 02380843162 |
| URN | 115988 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 5 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 April 2022, published 26 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Orchard Infant School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- Wildground Infant School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Wildground Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Hythe Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Waterside Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Manor Church of England Infant School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Marchwood Church of England Infant School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Cadland Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.