Orchard Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Pershore, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.859 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Pershore, Worcestershire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Orchard Primary 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 | 1.859 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.859 miles away, the 33rd shortest of 83 Worcestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 6 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cherry Orchard, Pershore, WR10 1ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcomed warmly each morning and arrive ready to start the day.”
- “They respond positively to familiar routines and form trusting relationships with staff, who take time to listen and provide reassurance when concerns arise.”
- “Pupils feel safe in school and know which adults they can approach if something is worrying them.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ day‑to‑day experiences vary.”
- “While some pupils concentrate well and follow established routines, others do not.”
- “Staff do not routinely insist on high expectations for pupils' behaviour and learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 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) | 50% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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 Worcestershire.
- Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey Park Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Pinvin CofE Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Defford and Besford CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eckington CofE First School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published