Orchard Fields Community School

Edmunds Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0QT

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

82%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

422

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Oxfordshire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 422 / 450 (94%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

41.9%

Disadvantaged

23.7%

EAL

1.2%

SEN support

24.6%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

82%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

109

Avg reading score

106

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.3%

Overall absence

23.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.2 vs 2023/24

19.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.2 vs 2023/24

16.79

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +2.5 vs 2023/24

£48,011

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 9% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,911 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

4.8% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

1.69

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,402

Spend per pupil

£7,638

Income per pupil

47%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.