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Community special school · Schools & FE

The Orchard School

URN 132232 · SandwellOpen
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Inspection history (3)

  1. 16 Jul 2025

    School inspection (EIF)

    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Early yearsGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Barry Yeardsley (lead), Gwen Onyon, Marie Thomas

  2. 14 Dec 2022

    School inspection (EIF)

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Chris Pollitt (lead), Anna Vrahimi, Russell Hinton

  3. 4 Jul 2017

    Short school inspection · Short inspection

    Outstanding

    Matt Wilson (lead), Deb Jenkins

Details

URN
132232
Type
Community special school
Local authority
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Address
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8LD
Reports on record
3
Earliest report
4 Jul 2017
Opened
01-09-2000
Status
Open
Website
www.orchard.sandwell.sch.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Age range
2 to 11
Telephone
01215697040
Headteacher
Mrs Elizabeth Hopewell
Pupils on roll
173
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Free school meals (%)
53.20
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