The Orchard School
Community special school · Mixed · Sandwell
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/07/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
86.7%
44.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
173
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Hopewell
- Address
- Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
- Phone
- 01215697040
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Langley · Smethwick
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 132232
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
173 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 149 pupils
Attendance
86.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
13.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
44.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.