Orchard Fields Community School
Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sharon Kearns
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 122994
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295263324
About this school
Orchard Fields Community School is a community primary school in Banbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 86% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 89% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 93% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 88% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Orchard Fields Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orchard Fields Community School compares
Orchard Fields Community School ranked 25th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 415 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury | 50% | 6.9% | 28.3% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Queensway School | 74% | 6.5% | 24% | 398 | 0.4 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | 71% | 5.9% | 27.9% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Hill View Primary School | 56% | 7% | 29.5% | 495 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.94%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 23.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
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Queensway School0.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
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William Morris Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
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Harriers Banbury Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
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Hill View Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Orchard Fields Community School ranks 3rd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Banbury.
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Orchard Fields Community School teach?
- Orchard Fields Community School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard Fields Community School?
- The headteacher of Orchard Fields Community School is Ms Sharon Kearns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orchard Fields Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Fields Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Orchard Fields Community School?
- Orchard Fields Community School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Orchard Fields Community School full?
- Orchard Fields Community School has capacity for 450 pupils and 415 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Orchard Fields Community School a faith school?
- No. Orchard Fields Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orchard Fields Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orchard Fields Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Orchard Fields Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Orchard Fields Community School rank locally?
- Orchard Fields Community School ranked 25th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Orchard Fields Community School's absence rate?
- Orchard Fields Community School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Fields Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Fields Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.