Hanwell Fields Community School, Banbury
Hanwell Fields Community School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Banbury, part of United Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 26th-highest of the 32 schools in Banbury with published results, and 12,633rd of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hanwell Fields Community School in detail
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Hanwell Fields Community School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 69% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hanwell Fields Community School
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Hanwell Fields Community School as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hanwell Fields Community School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hanwell Fields Community School are Hardwick Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Cherry Fields Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); Hill View Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 70% maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury (1 mile, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths).
Hanwell Fields Community School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Hardwick Primary School and NurseryCherry Fields Primary SchoolHill View Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
The trust
Hanwell Fields Community School is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hanwell Fields Community School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Who goes there
15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 96 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 10 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Hanwell Fields Community School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 151 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hanwell Fields Community School issued 12 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a nurturing community where kindness and respect are central. Teachers are passionate about helping every child achieve, with particularly strong support for younger learners in the early years and effective targeted help for any pupil who falls behind. Beyond academics, the school excels at developing confident, caring young people through an impressive range of enrichment activities and leadership opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional early years provision with expert language modelling and impressive sustained concentration from children
- Strong reading culture with expert phonics teaching and rapid intervention for pupils falling behind
- Rigorous support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds, enabling them to achieve well
- Excellent behaviour management approach creating a kind and respectful school community
- Outstanding personal development through enrichment activities, outdoor learning, and leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers should check for understanding more consistently during whole class explanations and discussions
- Staff should ensure all pupils have opportunities to respond and develop fluency, not just the most confident speakers
- Misunderstandings should be identified and addressed more rapidly by hearing from a wider range of pupils
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Rugby tournaments, orienteering, Story Slam, outdoor learning sessions, pupil councillor roles, sensory area activities, enhanced curriculum including nature and teamwork programmes
Hanwell Fields Community School is a nurturing primary school where pupils thrive in a compassionate community. The school sets high academic expectations and provides an excellent programme of enrichment that helps pupils develop into confident and responsible young people.
At a Glance
15.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
79 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 69% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hanwell Fields Community School
Term dates
Hanwell Fields Community School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hanwell Fields Community School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hanwell Fields Community School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
411 pupils
420 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Banbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Banbury
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
96
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
454
Total Pupils
244
Boys
210
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,571
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,730
Per pupil
£2567k
Total funding
£98k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hanwell Fields Community School
Questions parents ask about Hanwell Fields Community School
What are SATs results like at Hanwell Fields Community School?
Of the pupils at Hanwell Fields Community School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 58% did so in maths.
What is Hanwell Fields Community School's Ofsted rating?
Hanwell Fields Community School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hanwell Fields Community School?
No fixed boundary. When Hanwell Fields Community School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hanwell Fields Community School?
Hanwell Fields Community School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Hanwell Fields Community School?
Classes at Hanwell Fields Community School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hanwell Fields Community School?
Hanwell Fields Community School has around 454 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hanwell Fields Community School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Hanwell Fields Community School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hanwell Fields Community School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hanwell Fields Community School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Hanwell Fields Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hanwell Fields Community School?
Hanwell Fields Community School is at Rotary Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1ER.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)