The Orchard School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.88 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
The Orchard School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Orchard School 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 | 3.88 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.69 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.50 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.07 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2021 | 1.03 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.56 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.88 miles away, the 2nd longest of 21 Lambeth primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance, further than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 5 first-choice families were not offered a place, while 23 offers went to first-choice families.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Christchurch Road, London, SW2 3ES
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud members of this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils live up to the expectations and virtues of the ‘Orchard code’.”
- “This creates a school environment where pupils treat each other with respect and kindness.”
To improve
- “Although this is improving over time, it continues to be closely tracked by the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 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) | 73% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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 Lambeth.
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fenstanton Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Streatham Wells Primary 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Atkins Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hitherfield Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published