Hill View Primary SchoolCherry Fields Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Banbury.

Summary of the comparison

Hill View Primary School and Cherry Fields Primary School are primary schools in Banbury.

  • Hill View Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cherry Fields Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Cherry Fields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hill View Primary School was judged Good and Cherry Fields Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hill View Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hill View Primary School versus Cherry Fields Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BanburyHill View Primary SchoolBanburyCherry Fields Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking179th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure221st of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll503 173
Capacity670 236
LocationBanbury, OX16 1DN Banbury, OX16 2DF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census503 173
Free school meals (ever 6)29.5% 21.8%
English as an additional language30.6% 20.2%
SEN support24.6% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 7.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% 9.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hill View Primary School

Cherry Fields Primary School

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