Orchards Junior School
Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
496 pupils · 89% of 558 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 March 2024, published 13 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Orchards Infant School 0.1 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Hawthorns Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.