Orchard Primary School and Nursery
Community school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 344 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Free school meals | 17.70% |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Address | Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.orchard-pri.notts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01623455939 |
| URN | 122722 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 6 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 | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 February 2022, published 17 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | 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
- The West Park Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Morven Park Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Kingsway Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Kirkby Woodhouse School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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