Orchard Way Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.211 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Orchard Way Primary School is a primary school in Croydon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Orchard Way 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 | 3.211 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
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 3.211 miles away, the 27th longest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.44 miles).
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further out than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25: 67% in reading, writing and maths was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy attending this warm and friendly school.”
- “They settle quickly in the early years and develop strong relationships with staff.”
- “As a result, pupils trust the adults around them to help whenever they face concerns or worries.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum in some other subjects is not as well established.”
- “This means pupils do not secure as deep a knowledge and understanding as they should.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils’ learning is not as secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 February 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) | 67% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 20 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 Croydon.
- Monks Orchard Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Benson 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Ryelands 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodside Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published