Orchard Fields Community School is a primary school located in Banbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0QT
Website: www.orchard-fields.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01295263324
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dawn Shilston
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122994

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 367
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 188

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.7
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.2
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Fields Community School
Edmunds Road , OX16 0QT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Fiennes Road , OX16 0ET 		3out of 4 367 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Queensway School
Queensway , OX16 9NF 		3out of 4 687 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
William Morris Primary School
Bretch Hill , OX16 0UZ 		4out of 4 1,142 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Harriers Banbury Academy
Harriers View , Bloxham Road OX16 9JW 		3out of 4 1,175 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Futures Institute Banbury
Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Wykham Park
Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Oxfordshire Academy
Drayton Road , OX16 0UD 		3out of 4 1,753 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Addison Road , OX16 9DG 		3out of 4 1,779 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Frank Wise School
Hornbeam Close , OX16 9RL 		4out of 4 354 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Priory School
St John's Road , OX16 5HX 		- not rated 1,276 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
English Language Training
49 Oxford Road , OX16 9AH 		- not rated 1,364 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tudor Hall School
Wykham Park , OX16 9UR 		- not rated 2,501 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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