Orchard Primary School
Community school in London, Hackney.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 518 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 630 |
| Free school meals | 61.40% |
| Local authority | Hackney |
| Address | Holcroft Road, Hackney, London, E9 7BB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.orchard.hackney.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02089857785 |
| URN | 100234 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 28 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 November 2021, published 31 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| 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
- St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Lauriston School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Morningside Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Berger Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St John and St James CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- London Fields Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Mowlem Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 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.