Orchards Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 21/09/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
281
Capacity used
Has space68%
412 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
60 of 60 families who put it first got an offer
62
Places offered
164
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 60 | 60 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 164 | 61 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Jones
- Address
- Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
- Phone
- 01903700234
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Castle · Worthing West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150365
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
281 pupils · 412 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
21 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 166 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.