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Orchard Fields Community School

Community school · Banbury · OX16 0QT

Ages 2–11 · 415 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

86%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-02-03

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)86%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
349

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
74
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

415 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
415
Boys / girls
205 / 210
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
415 / 450 (92%)
Free school meals
39.4%
FSM pupils
153
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Sharon Kearns

Location

Address
Edmunds Road
Postcode
OX16 0QT
Town
Banbury
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, 415 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 39.4%.

Open schools in Banbury
47
Primary schools in Banbury
33
Academies among open schools in Banbury
62% (29)
Open schools in OX16
22
Primary in OX16
14
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BanburyNear OX16

  • Queensway School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 9NF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • William Morris Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 0UZ · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM21.8%
    • Demand1.14

    0.6 miles away

  • Harriers Banbury Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 9JW · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Hill View Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 1DN · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

  • Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 1XE · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.0%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • The Grange Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Banbury · OX16 9YA · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sharon Kearns
Telephone
01295263324
Website
www.orchard-fields.oxon.sch.uk/

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