What did Ofsted judge Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Orleans Primary School?

Orleans Primary School has 429 pupils on roll.

What ages does Orleans Primary School take?

Orleans Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Orleans Primary School located?

Orleans Primary School is located in Twickenham, TW1 3EN, Richmond upon Thames.

How do I apply to Orleans Primary School?

Orleans Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Orleans Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Orleans Primary School was 1.129 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Orleans Primary School?

When Orleans Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children i.e. children who are looked after by a public authority and are in public care, and previously looked after children who were adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. The authority may request further information and/or documentary evidence for applications under this criterion in order to be satisfied that priority should be given to the child’s application;; 2. Exceptional family, social or medical need — places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social, or medical need requiring attendance at the school applied for rather than any other school. Such needs must be supported, at the time of application, by reports or letters from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants or social workers;; 3. Children of staff — places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the Headteacher and governing body of the school;, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Orleans Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 44.5% of pupils at Orleans Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Orleans Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children i.e. children who are looked after by a public authority and are in public care, and previously looked after children who were adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. The authority may request further information and/or documentary evidence for applications under this criterion in order to be satisfied that priority should be given to the child’s application;
2Exceptional family, social or medical need — places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social, or medical need requiring attendance at the school applied for rather than any other school. Such needs must be supported, at the time of application, by reports or letters from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants or social workers;
3Children of staff — places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the Headteacher and governing body of the school;
4Siblings — places will be offered next to siblings - children who have a brother or sister, including an adopted, foster, half- or step- brother or sister, living at the same address and attending Reception to Year 6 at the same school (or the paired junior school) at the time of admission;
5Distance from home to school — the remaining places will be offered to children who live nearest to the school, measured by the shortest route by road and/or maintained footpath from the property to the nearest pedestrian school gate used by the relevant year-group, as measured using the Council’s geographical information system methodology. Accessibility to private or public transport will not be considered.

Where more applications are received than there are places available, the oversubscription criteria will apply. Once children with final EHCPs naming the school have been allocated, the remaining places will be allocated in the following descending order of priority: If there are more applicants than places within each criterion, the tiebreaker will be applied. Tiebreaker: If there are more applicants within each criterion, distance from home to school will be used as a tie-breaker and will be measured using the local authority’s computerised geographical information system. For applicants who live the same distance from the school, random selection by the drawing of lots is used as a final tie-breaker.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Orleans Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Orleans Primary School?: Orleans Primary School has 429 pupils on roll.
What ages does Orleans Primary School take?: Orleans Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Orleans Primary School located?: Orleans Primary School is located in Twickenham, TW1 3EN, Richmond upon Thames.
How do I apply to Orleans Primary School?: Orleans Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Orleans Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Orleans Primary School was 1.129 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Orleans Primary School?: When Orleans Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children i.e. children who are looked after by a public authority and are in public care, and previously looked after children who were adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. The authority may request further information and/or documentary evidence for applications under this criterion in order to be satisfied that priority should be given to the child’s application;; 2. Exceptional family, social or medical need — places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social, or medical need requiring attendance at the school applied for rather than any other school. Such needs must be supported, at the time of application, by reports or letters from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants or social workers;; 3. Children of staff — places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the Headteacher and governing body of the school;, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Orleans Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 44.5% of pupils at Orleans Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Orleans Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children i.e. children who are looked after by a public authority and are in public care, and previously looked after children who were adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. The authority may request further information and/or documentary evidence for applications under this criterion in order to be satisfied that priority should be given to the child’s application;
2Exceptional family, social or medical need — places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social, or medical need requiring attendance at the school applied for rather than any other school. Such needs must be supported, at the time of application, by reports or letters from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants or social workers;
3Children of staff — places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the Headteacher and governing body of the school;
4Siblings — places will be offered next to siblings - children who have a brother or sister, including an adopted, foster, half- or step- brother or sister, living at the same address and attending Reception to Year 6 at the same school (or the paired junior school) at the time of admission;
5Distance from home to school — the remaining places will be offered to children who live nearest to the school, measured by the shortest route by road and/or maintained footpath from the property to the nearest pedestrian school gate used by the relevant year-group, as measured using the Council’s geographical information system methodology. Accessibility to private or public transport will not be considered.

Orleans Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Orleans Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Orleans Primary School?: Orleans Primary School has 429 pupils on roll.
What ages does Orleans Primary School take?: Orleans Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Orleans Primary School located?: Orleans Primary School is located in Twickenham, TW1 3EN, Richmond upon Thames.
How do I apply to Orleans Primary School?: Orleans Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Orleans Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Orleans Primary School was 1.129 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Orleans Primary School?: When Orleans Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children i.e. children who are looked after by a public authority and are in public care, and previously looked after children who were adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. The authority may request further information and/or documentary evidence for applications under this criterion in order to be satisfied that priority should be given to the child’s application;; 2. Exceptional family, social or medical need — places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social, or medical need requiring attendance at the school applied for rather than any other school. Such needs must be supported, at the time of application, by reports or letters from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants or social workers;; 3. Children of staff — places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the Headteacher and governing body of the school;, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Orleans Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 44.5% of pupils at Orleans Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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