The Orchard School
Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Oldbury, Sandwell
The Orchard School is a special school in Oldbury, Sandwell for ages 2–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025
Strengths
- “The Orchard School lives by its motto of ‘Together we learn’.”
- “Staff make pupils feel valued and support them to achieve well.”
- “Pupils know that staff want the best for them, and they rise to meet these high aspirations.”
To improve
- “However, recent changes to the curriculum to ensure that pupils regularly practise important learning in relation to their education, health and care (EHC) plans are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not secure this learning as quickly as they could.”
- “However, despite this, a small number of staff do not use these methods consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2025 (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) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Al Khair Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Primrose Centre 0.9 mi Good
- The Westminster School 1.7 mi Good
- The Meadows School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sandwell Valley School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Elm Tree Primary Academy 2.3 mi Not judged
- The British Muslim School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Impact Independent School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade