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The Orchard School
Cambridge Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 119 pupils
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.6
- Local authority
- Kent
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 46.6
- Pupils per adult
- 2.2
- Pupils
- 104
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
0%
6.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 6.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.67 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -2.17 |
| 22/23 | -1.61 |
| 23/24 | -1.47 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 4.7 |
| 22/23 | 4.2 |
| 23/24 | 6.9 |
| 24/25 | 6.6 |
Cambridge Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Alistair Hammond
- Address
- Cambridge Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
- Telephone
- 01227769220