Orchard Community Primary School
Derby · Leicestershire
SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 20 member schools: 20 primary schools. Local authorities: Leicestershire | North Northamptonshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST public record.
Orchard Community Primary School is a primary academy in Derby, Leicestershire, part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Orchard Community Primary School
- Address
- Grange Drive, Castle Donington
- Postcode
- DE74 2QU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- URN (official identifier)
- 148947
- Establishment number
- 2178
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 303
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Shields
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 8 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.orchardprimary.org
- Telephone
- 01332810078
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Orchard Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 303 | 101,361 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 10.2% | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 9.2% | 13.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.3% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 3.3% | 10.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Orchard Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 2 Mar 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 119982)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 Jan 2022
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 119982)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 Nov 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 119982)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Feb 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 119982)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 10 Jun 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Orchard Community Primary School (URN 119982)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 14 Apr 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Orchard Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 6.2% | 9.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Orchard Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £46,500 for 30 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 9.8% | 17.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £152 | £236 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Orchard Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 314 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Leicestershire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,004,000 £6,382 per pupil | £6,601 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,959,000 £6,239 per pupil | £6,189 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £835,000 £2,659 per pupil · 42.6% | £2,976 · 48.1% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £451,000 £1,436 per pupil · 23.0% | £1,268 · 20.5% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £15,000 £48 per pupil · 0.8% | £114 · 1.8% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £90 · 1.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £45,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £256,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,581 per pupil, supply and agency £27 per pupil — spending up £658 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leicestershire council: term dates · school admissions (academies and independent schools may set their own dates — check with Orchard Community Primary School)
Where is Orchard Community Primary School?
Grange Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2QU
01332810078
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- Last updated
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