Cherry Fields Primary School
Wardington Road, Banbury, OX16 2DF
201 pupils · 85% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 1 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 39 | 112 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 29 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 30 | 83 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 27 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 27 | 57 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 23 | 48 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hanwell Fields Community School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hill View Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dashwood Banbury Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.