Orchard Way Primary School

Primary · Croydon · CR0 7NJ · URN 148971

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-01-22Cohort 204

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 30

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 84 schools in Croydon

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
67%
Croydon 67%England 61%
In line with the area average of 67
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Croydon 9.6%England 8%
In line with the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Croydon 106.1England 105
2.1 below the area average of 106.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
Croydon 105.51England 105
0.5 above the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Croydon 106.14England 105
In line with the area average of 106.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
30%
Croydon 32.8%England 32%
2.8 percentage points below the area average of 32.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
73%
Croydon 76.3%
3.3 percentage points below the area average of 76.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
87%
Croydon 75%
12 percentage points above the area average of 75
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
83%
Croydon 76.3%
6.7 percentage points above the area average of 76.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
30
Croydon 52
22.3 below the area average of 52.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Croydon	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	67% Croydon 67%England 61%	In line with the area average of 67	6 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Croydon 9.6%England 8%	In line with the area average of 9.6	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Croydon 106.1England 105	2.1 below the area average of 106.1	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 Croydon 105.51England 105	0.5 above the area average of 105.5	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Croydon 106.14England 105	In line with the area average of 106.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	30% Croydon 32.8%England 32%	2.8 percentage points below the area average of 32.8	2 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	73% Croydon 76.3%	3.3 percentage points below the area average of 76.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	87% Croydon 75%	12 percentage points above the area average of 75	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	83% Croydon 76.3%	6.7 percentage points above the area average of 76.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	30 Croydon 52	22.3 below the area average of 52.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Croydon · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 22.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 27.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 30% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 67% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 91.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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