Orchard Primary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Dewsbury, Yorkshire and the Humber WF12 8QT · Kirklees
#1552 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#15054 of 15,697 nationally
About Orchard Primary Academy
Orchard Primary Academy is a academy primary located in Dewsbury, in the Kirklees local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–11. In 2025 it enrolled 363 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 11.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 1552nd of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (23th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (1th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 363; capacity filled 103.7%.
There are 28 schools in Dewsbury; Orchard Primary Academy ranks 22nd of 24 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)43%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)2%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)69.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Orchard Primary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 69.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 103.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 43%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 2%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Orchard Primary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Earlsheaton Infant School
Dewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 4–7
80 students · 692 m away
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Ossett · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
231 students · 928 m away
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,032 students · 1.1 km away
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Dewsbury · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
384 students · 1.2 km away
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Ossett · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
341 students · 1.5 km away
Eastborough Academy
Dewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
214 students · 1.7 km away
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Dewsbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
223 students · 1.7 km away
Madni Academy
Dewsbury · Independent all-through · Ages 2–16
215 students · 1.8 km away
Paradise Primary School
Dewsbury · Independent primary · Ages 2–11
173 students · 1.8 km away
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Batley · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
133 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
363 students
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
363 students
Victoria Primary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
363 students
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy
Dewsbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
363 students
Knowleswood Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
363 students
Maltby Manor Academy
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
362 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Orchard Primary Academy a good school?
Orchard Primary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 11.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #1552 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Orchard Primary Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Orchard Primary Academy ranks #1552 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #15054 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Orchard Primary Academy?
Orchard Primary Academy had 363 students in 2025.
Is Orchard Primary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Orchard Primary Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 2–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Orchard Primary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Orchard Primary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.