Orchard Primary School
Holcroft Road, Hackney, London, E9 7BBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Hackney for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 105 schools in Hackney. It ranks 10th of 50 primary schools in Hackney. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 18 November 2025, report published 28 January 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 November 2025
Pupils flourish here. They are happy and safe. This is a school with clear routines and systems that enable the achievement of all pupils, both academically and in their all-round development. Behaviour is excellent, both in lessons and when moving around the school and at social times. Classrooms are calm and focused on learning. Lessons are not disrupted. Pupils are positive about behaviour. They understand and meet the school's high expectations. Pupils are kind to each other and are not worried about bullying. They say that on the rare occasions that there may be unkindness, staff deal with this quickly and effectively. The support for pupils' broader development is highly enriching. Pupils experience a range of wider curriculum opportunities, for example a trip to Tenerife to experience culture and language, to enhance their learning of Spanish. Older pupils learn to ride a bike. The school supports them to explore bike routes to secondary schools to enable them to ride confidently when they start in Year 7. Learning is highly effective. Pupils learn a curriculum that is designed well so that they build successfully on what they have learned before. This helps them to know and remember more over time across the whole curriculum. All pupils do well here. This is reflected in national tests, where pupils who are disadvantaged do better than their non-disadvantaged peers nationally. Pupils are very well prepared for the next stages of their learning and for life in modern Britain.
What the school should improve
- Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work in all areas. They should seek continued improvement, overcoming barriers and challenges, in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils. This includes disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those who are known (or previously known) to children's social care and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
75 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
518 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Orchard Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Lauriston School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Morningside Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 70% met the expected standard |
| Berger Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St John and St James CofE Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 69% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen O'Brien
- Phone
- 02089857785
- Address
- Holcroft Road, Hackney, London, E9 7BB
- Local authority
- Hackney
- URN
- 100234
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.