Orchard Infant School
Key Stage 2 performance
Orchard Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.
This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.
Getting a place
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
Ofsted judgements
School profile
- Age range
- 4–7
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Orchard Infant School
Orchard Infant School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 266 pupils aged 4 to 7 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted.
98% of the families who made Orchard Infant School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 3.57 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.