Community school · Oxfordshire

Orchard Fields Community School

2–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122994URN

Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

78 applications for 41 places · 156th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
12 February 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

78 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	78	1.9	40	0.98
Sep 2025	47	83	1.8	42	0.89
Sep 2024	36	74	2.1	33	0.92
Sep 2023	52	89	1.7	52	1.00
Sep 2022	43	67	1.6	43	1.00
Sep 2021	35	53	1.5	35	1.00
Sep 2020	39	59	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2019	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2018	40	51	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2017	45	66	1.5	42	0.93
Sep 2016	48	68	1.4	48	1.00
Sep 2015	39	50	1.3	36	0.92
Sep 2014	30	48	1.6	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 84% · Maths 91% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%24th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	9%	109	106
2023/24	86%	7%	110	106
2022/23	79%	4%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Orchard Fields Community SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
0.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
William Morris Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122994 · 931/2055
Capacity: 450 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Neithrop County Junior School (URN 122993)
Address: Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0QT
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources