Cherry Fields Primary School
Primary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Outstanding (Dec 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 December 2022, report published 1 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2026
The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.7 milesHanwell Fields Community School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- 1.2 milesHardwick Primary School and Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 1.4 milesHill View Primary School
Report card, Jun 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected
- 1.4 milesSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
Good (Mar 2022)
- 1.6 milesSt Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Report card, Apr 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.