Orchard Vale Community School
Contact details
Address
Telephone
01271 375074
Fax
01271-347050
Headteacher / Principal
Ms Fiona Pearce
SENCO
Hannah Day
Website
Location
School details
DfE number
878/2727
School type
School sector
Type of school
Academy School
Local learning community
District
Age range
3-11
Performance
Trust details
This school is part of Ventrus
Other schools in this trust
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School
- Bickleigh On Exe Church Of England Primary School
- Bolham Community Primary School
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School
- Georgeham Church of England Primary School
- Hemyock Primary School
- Holywell Church Of England School
- St George’s CofE Infant and Nursery School
- Pilton Community College
- Sampford Peverell Church Of England Primary School
- Shirwell Community Primary School
- Sidbury Church Of England Primary School
- South Brent Primary School
- South Molton United CofE Primary School
- St Andrew’s Primary School
- St David’s CofE Primary School
- St Margaret’s Church of England Junior School
- St Martin’s CofE Primary and Nursery School
- St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Bideford
- The Duchy School Bradninch
- Woodwater Academy
- Wilcombe Primary School
- Willowbrook School
Admissions details
Contact
Kay Bishop
Feeder school(s)
Number on roll
January 2023
311
January 2022
310
Places offered for admission in
September 2023
42
September 2022
49
Appeals for admission in
September 2023
0
September 2022
0
Published Admission Number
2024-25
45
2023-24
45
Document(s)
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Oversubscription Criteria 2023-24 Please refer to the full policy for definitions.
- Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
- Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
- Priority will next be given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
- Priority will next be given to other children.
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Oversubscription Criteria 2024-25 Please refer to the full policy for definitions.
- Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
- Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map below, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
- Priority will next be given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
- Priority will next be given to other children.
Term dates
Key:
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Non pupil days
Holidays / Bank holidays
Weekend
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2024 / 2025 Academic Year
September 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 March 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Count: 190
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2025 / 2026 Academic Year
Currently no published term dates for this school year.
Early Years
Early years provision
Under two-year olds
No
Is the school run provision on the school site?
No