Orchards Infant School
Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
281 pupils · 68% of 412 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 21 September 2021, published 14 November 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 67 | 64 | 157 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 62 | 60 | 164 | 61 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 85 | 80 | 164 | 83 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Orchards Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hawthorns Primary School 1 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.2 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.