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Orchard School & Nursery

Independent · ages 0-9MixedIndependent91 pupilsNurseryBedfordCentral Bedfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places59 spare91 pupils, 150 places
Pupils on roll91Census January 2024

Orchard School & Nursery is an independent school in Bedford for boys and girls aged 0 to 9. It has 91 pupils and room for 150.

Higham Gobion Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4RB01582 882054Miss Louise Burton headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Central Bedfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll91Census January 2024
Places15061% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls46 / 45
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll9110093968371
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m4312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate64 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average
Typical house price£365,000Central Bedfordshire
Nearest bus stop270 mWindsor Parade Shops, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy550 m293No overall grade 202488Compare
Arnold AcademyAcademy850 m704Good 202352Compare
Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolChurch of England2.4 miles251Good 202360Compare
Esland Bedford SchoolIndependent2.6 miles41Not inspected–Compare
Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy2.9 miles145Good 202453Compare
Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy2.9 miles1,156Good 202348Compare
Shillington Lower SchoolCouncil3.0 miles94Good 202317Compare
Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy3.1 miles72Outstanding 202475Compare
All schools in Central BedfordshireAll schools in BedfordBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Orchard School & Nursery a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Orchard School & Nursery yet.

How many pupils does Orchard School & Nursery have?

91 pupils aged 0 to 9 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 61% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Higham Gobion Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4RB
Telephone
01582 882054
Headteacher
Miss Louise Burton
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 0-9, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Ward
Meppershall & Shillington
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 February 2002
URN
133596 · LAESTAB 8236018 · UKPRN 10043335
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from