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Orchards Academy

St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TE · URN 136304

Public data summary

4.8

out of 10 · 15 data sources

Coverage 44% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 260
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 828
Local authority: Kent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.03
GCSE Attainment 8: 40.9

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 9.4%
Persistent absence: 34.0%
Free school meals: 33.6%
SEN support: 19.3%
English additional language: 8.4%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.2:1
Average class size: 24.9
Staff turnover: 22.2%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

4.2

4 contributing signals

Progress

6.7

1 contributing signals

Attendance

3.0

5 contributing signals

Resources

6.1

3 contributing signals

Equity

3.2

2 contributing signals

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Official website

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School records are retained from official public datasets and managed through the Y School admin. This atlas is a supporting layer, not the current Y School product. Last refreshed 02/06/2026.