School profile
The Orchards
Audley Avenue, Stretford, Greater Manchester, M32 9TG
Overview
The Orchards is a special / send school (free schools special) in Stretford, North West, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Free schools special
- Establishment group
- Free Schools
- Age range
- Ages 3–11
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- School capacity
- 149
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 142782
Admissions
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Academy trust or group
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
Primary
2024/25 results
This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — average scaled score | 111 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — meeting the expected standard | 7% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — achieving a high score | 7% |
| Maths — average scaled score | 105 |
| Maths — meeting the expected standard | 7% |
| Maths — achieving a high score | 0% |
| Reading — average scaled score | 111 |
| Reading — meeting the expected standard | 7% |
| Reading — achieving a high score | 7% |
| Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard | 0% |
| Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard | 0% |
| Science — meeting the expected standard | 0% |
| Writing — meeting the expected standard | 0% |
| Writing — working at greater depth | 0% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 12 February 2025 · Published 20 March 2025
Outcome: Improved significantly
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Audley Avenue, Stretford, Greater Manchester, M32 9TG
- Local authority
- Trafford
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