The Orchards
Audley Avenue, Stretford, Greater Manchester, M32 9TG ·
At a glance
A state special school for ages 3–11 in Stretford. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (February 2025): Improved significantly. Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 148
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Academy trust
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen O'Brien
- Opened
- Sept 2016
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 15 pupils
Expected standard over time
KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)60.1%
- English as an additional language43.1%
- SEN support4.2%
- Education, Health and Care plan95.8%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.