Cherry Orchard Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Worcester, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
110.657 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cherry Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Worcester, Worcestershire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Cherry 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 | 110.657 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 110.657 miles from the school, the longest 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.
- For Reception 2026 there were 68 first-choice applications for 71 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Worcestershire primary schools.
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
- Timberdine Close, Worcester, WR5 2DD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 565 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “It is an exciting time to be part of the Cherry Orchard community.”
- “Parents, staff and pupils agree that there have been significant improvements to the quality of education and feel proud to be part of this school.”
- “Leaders have successfully created a culture of high expectation and shared determination to make sure that every pupil fulfils their potential.”
To improve
- “However, the most disadvantaged pupils still do not achieve as well as they should in these subjects.”
- “Due to the relative inexperience of some staff, there is ongoing work to further support their development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 68 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.
- Red Hill CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Road Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nunnery Wood Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Pitmaston Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whittington CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Clement's CofE Primary 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published