The Orchards
Special school in Stretford, Trafford. Improved significantly (Feb 2025).
Latest inspection: ungraded
Inspected 12 February 2025, report published 20 March 2025.
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.4 milesEgerton High School
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
- 1.8 milesLongford Park School
Requires improvement (Apr 2024)
- 2.1 milesNew Park Academy
Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.1 milesAcer Academy, Salford
Not inspected yet
- 2.4 milesSt John Vianney RC School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.