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Hanwell Fields Community School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137910URN

Rotary Way, Banbury, OX16 1ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

140 applications for 59 places · 100th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

140 applications · 59 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.9; 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	59	140	2.4	65	1.10
Sep 2025	59	146	2.5	65	1.10
Sep 2024	60	145	2.4	69	1.15
Sep 2023	60	137	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2021	58	122	2.1	70	1.21
Sep 2020	60	110	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2019	60	96	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	101	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2017	46	95	2.1	45	0.98
Sep 2016	60	101	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2015	49	91	1.9	48	0.98
Sep 2014	45	85	1.9	40	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 65% · Maths 58% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%191st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	48%	3%	103	101
2023/24	59%	6%	103	102
2022/23	42%	7%	102	100

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

Hanwell Fields Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cherry Fields Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.7applications per place
Hill View Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

2026

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

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
William Morris Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137910 · 931/3837
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Hanwell Fields Community School (URN 134033)
Address: Rotary Way, Banbury, OX16 1ER
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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