Orchard Lea Infant School[1]

Primary · ages 4–7

Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 28 Apr 2026[2]
Type: S5 Inspection[2]
Report published: 15 Jun 2026[2]
Inclusion: Expected standard[2]
Achievement: Expected standard[2]
Safeguarding standards: Met[2]
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard[2]
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard[2]
Leadership and governance: Expected standard[2]
Early years (where applicable): Strong standard[2]
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard[2]

Earlier inspections
Inspection	Type	Overall
7 Jun 2023[3]	S5 Inspection[3]	Requires improvement[3]
25 Jan 2022[4]	Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[4]	No overall grade[4]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 2.3 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Applications (any preference): 57 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences: 24 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Places offered: 25 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences per place: 1.0 Entry Sept 2026[5]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	63[5]	27[5]	36[5]	1.8[5]	0.8[5]
Entry Sept 2024	63[5]	27[5]	37[5]	1.7[5]	0.7[5]
Entry Sept 2023	88[5]	56[5]	58[5]	1.5[5]	1.0[5]
Entry Sept 2022	81[5]	43[5]	47[5]	1.7[5]	0.9[5]

Character & practicalities

Type: Community school[1]
Ages: 4–7[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 180[1]
Local authority: Hampshire[1]
Website: http://www.orchardleainfants.co.uk [1]
District: Fareham [6]
Postcode: PO15 6BJ[1]
URN: 116224[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 132 2024/25[7]
English as an additional language: 4.5% 2024/25[7]
SEN support: 14.4% 2024/25[7]
EHC plan: 2.3% 2024/25[7]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 28% 2024/25[7]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 88.1%[8]
Mixed: 6.8%[8]
Asian: 3.4%[8]
Black: 0.8%[8]
Any other ethnic group: 0.8%[8]
Unclassified: 0%[8]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.