School profile

Orchard Lea Infant School

Primary · Community school · Fareham, PO15 6BJ

Good

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

Orchard Lea Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 28 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils118 of 180 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Clare Hawkins
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116224.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils118
Girls55
Boys63
Eligible for free school meals23.7%
First language not English5.9%
SEN support12
EHC plan3
Average class size19.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
85.6%
Other mixed
4.2%
Other White
2.5%
White and Black African
1.7%
Indian
1.7%
Bangladeshi
1.7%
White and Asian
0.8%
African
0.8%
Other ethnic group
0.8%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence4.1%4.5%5.1%
Persistent absence8.5%10.4%13.2%
Severe absence1.1%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)25
Applications (Reception)57
First preference applications (Reception)24
First preference offers (Reception)24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places180
Pupils on roll136
Unfilled places24.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.7
Pupils per adult11.7
Teachers (FTE)6
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.99
Support staff (FTE)6.82
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Orchard Lea Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryOrchard Lea Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Columba CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryUplands Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryThe Henry Cort Community CollegeCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimarySt Jude's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryWallisdean Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryWallisdean Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryHarrison Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.2 miPrimaryRanvilles Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryRanvilles Infant SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Orchard Lea Infant School

What is Orchard Lea Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Orchard Lea Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 28 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Orchard Lea Infant School?

Orchard Lea Infant School has 118 pupils aged 4 to 7, with capacity for 180.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.