Orchard Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.85 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Orchard Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 2–11 (community school). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Orchard Primary School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	4.85 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Free school meal eligibility stands at 17.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 40% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 4.85 miles away, 49th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The Reception last distance moved further from 2025 to 2026, its biggest move between years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 9 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8JY
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 344 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school and attend regularly.”
“They feel safe and supported in the welcoming and nurturing environment.”
“The school’s routines and the positive relationships pupils share with staff, give pupils a clear sense of belonging and emotional security.”

To improve

“However, recent improvements, such as in mathematics and writing, are not yet realised fully in pupils’ achievement.”
“More recently, in response to declining achievement, leaders began to review the teaching of mathematics.”
“Sometimes, teachers do not build on pupils’ knowledge securely enough, particularly where pupils have gaps in their prior learning.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	56%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

The West Park Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Morven Park Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kingsway Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Kirkby Woodhouse School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published