The Orchards
2 Forsythia Road, Ely, CB6 1DP · Cambridgeshire · East of England
66 beds · operated by Greensleeves Homes Trust, part of Greensleeves
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 8 of this operator's 26 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement5 Dec 2025Well-ledRequires improvement5 Dec 2025
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 8 of 26 of Greensleeves Homes Trust's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Caring | Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 5 Dec 2025 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 25 other locations
Other active services registered to Greensleeves Homes Trust. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Arden House | Requires improvement26 Feb 2026 | Warwickshire |
| Borovere | Good4 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Hampshire |
| Broadacres Care Home | Good10 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Norfolk |
| Broadlands | Outstanding7 Aug 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Suffolk |
| Buckler's Lodge Care Home | Requires improvement9 Sep 2025 | Bracknell Forest |
| Clarendon Lodge | Good26 Feb 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| De Lucy House | Good10 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Norfolk |
| Glebelands House | Good11 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Wokingham |
| Grosvenor House | Good2 Mar 2026 | East Sussex |
| Harleston House | Outstanding17 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Suffolk |
| Henley House | Good20 Apr 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Suffolk |
| Lavender Fields | Inadequate16 Oct 2025 | Kent |
…and 13 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
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Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.