Orchard Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust consisting of two primary schools, each catering to 420 pupils. The trust views its schools as beacons of learning, inspiring self- development and nurturing growth whilst also ensuring pupils enjoy their learning experience. The trust have a strong sense of togetherness, where staff, parents, governors, relatives, and members of the local community pull together to nurture a truly creative and supportive learning environment for all children to thrive and succeed.
The trust’s key aim is to encourage children to be healthy and happy, with a keen sense of who they are and where they might go in life. The trust’s lead school, Allington Primary School has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and has served the local community since 1970. The second school within the trust, Barming Primary School, has not yet been rated by Ofsted having only converted to an academy in 2016.
