Primary school in Southampton, Hampshire
Orchard Infant School
Water Lane, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4SB
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 8 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 270 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 127 / 143
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for New Forest 009B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 37%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicola Wells
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Dibden & Dibden Purlieu
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- URN
- 152144
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 64% | 0 mi |
| Wildground Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Wildground Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 75% | 0.6 mi |
| Hythe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 62% | 0.7 mi |
| Waterside Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 57% | 0.8 mi |
| Manor Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 2.1 mi |
| Marchwood Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 2.5 mi |
| Cadland Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 73% | 2.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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