Side by side
Telferscot Primary School and The Orchard School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Telferscot Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; The Orchard School takes ages 4 to 11.
- Telferscot Primary School has 436 pupils; The Orchard School has 207.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Telferscot Primary School | The Orchard School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 4 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 436 DfE register | 207 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Muslim DfE register |
| Borough | Lambeth DfE register | Lambeth DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 68 first preferences for 59 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 28 first preferences for 30 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 February 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 15 January 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% (2024/25) DfE | 73% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.6% DfE register | 34.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 25.4% school census 2024/25 | 91.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 16.6% school census 2024/25 | 25.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.6 DfE workforce census | 23 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Telferscot Primary School and St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles apart
- Telferscot Primary School and Henry Cavendish Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Telferscot Primary School and Richard Atkins Primary School0.6 miles apart
- The Orchard School and Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- The Orchard School and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.2 miles apart
- The Orchard School and Richard Atkins Primary School0.3 miles apart
- The Orchard School and Fenstanton Primary School0.4 miles apart