Orchard Fields Community School
Banbury · Oxfordshire
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School information
- Official name
- Orchard Fields Community School
- Address
- Edmunds Road
- Postcode
- OX16 0QT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- URN (official identifier)
- 122994
- Establishment number
- 2055
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 415
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 450
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Headteacher
- Ms Sharon Kearns
- Ofsted inspection
- Improved significantly · Inspected 27 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.orchard-fields.oxon.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01295263324
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Orchard Fields Community School
| 2025/26 | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 415 | 101,063 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 39.8% | 16.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 24.3% | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.2% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 42.9% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Orchard Fields Community School.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Improved significantly
Report published 3 Feb 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 14 Mar 2019
· S5 Serious Weaknesses Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Oct 2014
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 17 Sept 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 11 May 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 29 Sept 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Orchard Fields Community School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.1% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Orchard Fields Community School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £229,400 for 148 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 41.6% | 17.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £644 | £235 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Orchard Fields Community School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 402 pupils.
| This school | Oxfordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,859,281 £7,121 per pupil | £7,156 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £3,018,781 £7,519 per pupil | £7,312 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £1,475,614 £3,675 per pupil · 48.9% | £3,430 · 46.9% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £510,275 £1,271 per pupil · 16.9% | £1,500 · 20.5% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £73,285 £183 per pupil · 2.4% | £126 · 1.7% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £51,520 £128 per pupil · 1.7% | £59 · 0.8% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£159,499 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £218,684 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £7,402 per pupil, supply and agency £127 per pupil — spending up £117 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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