Orchard Infant School
Primary school in Southampton, Hampshire. Outstanding (Mar 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 March 2022, report published 5 May 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Orchard Infant School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Orchard Infant School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesOrchard Junior School
Report card, May 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected
- 0.5 milesWildground Infant School
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Sep 2023)
- 0.6 milesWildground Junior School
Improved significantly (May 2025)
- 0.7 milesHythe Primary School
Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.8 milesWaterside Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.