Orchard Fields Community School

Orchard Fields Community School has demonstrated significant improvements since its last inspection, with a strong emphasis on high-quality education, well-rounded student development, and effective support for all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has established a positive school culture where pupils take pride in their learning, exhibit exemplary behavior, and enjoy engaging in a rich array of extracurricular activities. As a result, pupils are well-prepared for future educational challenges, particularly in their reading and mathematics skills.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on high-quality education and care
• Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge over time
• Effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Exemplary student behavior and self-control
• Wide range of carefully planned extracurricular activities
• Strong focus on fostering a love of reading
• Excellent teacher subject knowledge and pedagogical approaches
• Effective governance with strong oversight
• Improved attendance through proactive engagement

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Orchard Fields Community School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Orchard Fields Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Orchard Fields Community School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.3% of pupils at Orchard Fields Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Orchard Fields Community School received £7,121 and spent £7,519 for each of its 402 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £219,000 (£545 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Orchard Fields Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Orchard Fields Community School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Orchard Fields Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Orchard Fields Community School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Orchard Fields Community School have?

Orchard Fields Community School has 415 pupils on roll.

What age range does Orchard Fields Community School cover?

Orchard Fields Community School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Orchard Fields Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Orchard Fields Community School?

Orchard Fields Community School is at Edmunds Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0QT.