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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX16 0QTOrchard Fields Community School
Primary

Orchard Fields Community School

Primary

Cherwell · Banbury · OX16 0QT www.orchard-fields.oxon.sch.uk/

Pupils
422
cap. 450
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Fields Community School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
82%
-4pp
86%63%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
9%
+2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
96%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
422
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0QT
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%9%96%47%84%18%91%25%87%89%109.0106.0108.026%422
2023/2486%7%89%53%88%12%93%26%91%88%110.0106.0109.030%430
2022/2379%4%83%27%88%25%85%19%94%79%105.0105.0103.0+0.80+3.60+0.8029%428
2018/1968%3%70%15%88%20%90%20%78%75%102.0105.0105.0-1.30+1.40+0.7029%364
2017/1839%0%48%7%82%9%70%7%88%73%99.0102.0103.0-4.90-0.50-2.4026%382
2016/1744%0%47%5%79%14%74%14%88%79%98.0103.0105.0-4.20+1.50+0.2026%374

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542219.726%24%42%6%23%
2023/2443021.930%22%44%6%16%
2022/2342820.729%23%46%6%17%
2021/2239217.829%26%45%7%17%
2020/2136718.530%25%37%
2018/1936416.229%26%44%5%12%
2017/1838218.326%26%43%5%14%
2016/1737415.126%22%50%4%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.