The Orchard School
Other · Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Oldbury, Sandwell
The Orchard School is an other school in Oldbury, Sandwell for ages 2–11 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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 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