Orchard Lea Infant School
Community school in Fareham, Hampshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 118 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 180 |
| Free school meals | 23.70% |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Address | Kennedy Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 6BJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.orchardleainfants.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01329232563 |
| URN | 116224 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 15 June 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 | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 June 2023, published 13 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 26 January 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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 Lea Junior School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- St Columba CE Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Uplands Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Wallisdean Infant School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Wallisdean Junior School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Harrison Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Ranvilles Junior School (primary school, about 1.9 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.