Cherry Fields Primary School
Wardington Road, Banbury, OX16 2DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Robertson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 147909
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295574004
About this school
Cherry Fields Primary School is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cherry Fields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Cherry Fields Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherry Fields Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 21.8% | 201 | — |
| Hanwell Fields Community School | 48% | 4.7% | 16.6% | 454 | 0.7 miles |
| Hardwick Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 6.3% | 25.4% | 249 | 1.2 miles |
| Hill View Primary School | 56% | 7% | 29.5% | 495 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | 47% | 7% | 28.6% | 226 | 1.4 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 44% | 6.3% | 27.1% | 336 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.77%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hanwell Fields Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Hill View Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury1.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greatworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cherry Fields Primary School teach?
- Cherry Fields Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Cherry Fields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cherry Fields Primary School is Mrs Claire Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cherry Fields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Fields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cherry Fields Primary School?
- Cherry Fields Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cherry Fields Primary School full?
- Cherry Fields Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 201 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cherry Fields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cherry Fields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cherry Fields Primary School a selective school?
- No. Cherry Fields Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Cherry Fields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cherry Fields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cherry Fields Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cherry Fields Primary School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cherry Fields Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cherry Fields Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Cherry Fields Primary School's absence rate?
- Cherry Fields Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cherry Fields Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cherry Fields Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.