Compare Orchard Way Primary School and Pickhurst Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Orchard Way Primary School (Primary) in Croydon; Pickhurst Academy (Primary) in West Wickham — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Orchard Way Primary School and Pickhurst Academy. They are primary phase and academy converter type located around Croydon, Surrey and West Wickham, Kent. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Pickhurst Academy), published Jan 2024. The lowest is 2 (Orchard Way Primary School), published Aug 2014. The most recent inspection on record is for Pickhurst Academy (Jan 2024). average roll around ≈ 350, combined total ≈ 700, typical FSM 10–15%, range 5–10%–20–25%; spread across trusts such as South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust and Chancery Education Trust.
| Attribute |
Orchard Way Primary School
CR0 7NJ
|
Pickhurst Academy
BR4 0HL
|
|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Croydon Surrey CR0 7NJ |
West Wickham Kent BR4 0HL |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 9 Aug 2014 | 1 29 Jan 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 500 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 210 | 528 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust | Chancery Education Trust |
| Website | www.orchardway.croydon.sch.uk | www.pickhurst.com |
| Telephone | 02087776111 | 02084625867 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Croydon
Surrey
CR0 7NJ - Ofsted
- 2 9 Aug 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust
- Website
- www.orchardway.croydon.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 02087776111
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- West Wickham
Kent
BR4 0HL - Ofsted
- 1 29 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 500 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Chancery Education Trust
- Website
- www.pickhurst.com
- Telephone
- 02084625867
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