Cherry Fields Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Wardington Road, Banbury, OX16 2DF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
9.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
201
Capacity used
Has space85%
236 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
29 of 29 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
81
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 29 | 29 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 81 | 30 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Robertson
- Address
- Wardington Road, Banbury, OX16 2DF
- Phone
- 01295574004
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Banbury Hardwick · Banbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147909
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS
201 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.