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Education in Cherwell

District

The north west of the South East. 172,178 people in 589 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Cherwell, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Cherwell had 73 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
73
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Cherwell had 73 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Cherwell among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Cherwell is 73.

Schools

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Schools in Cherwell

Cherwell has 73 open schools: 53 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 special and 5 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
14
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

17 of the 65 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and March 2024.

8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Cherwell

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Cherry Fields Primary School (December 2022).

Primary (53)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1198School remains Good, October 202343% met KS2 standard
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11425Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met51% met KS2 standard
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1177Standards maintained, December 202456% met KS2 standard
Bloxham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11320Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11306Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
Bure Park Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11402Good (overall), November 202269% met KS2 standard
Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1172School remains Good, October 202250% met KS2 standard
Cherry Fields Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11201Outstanding (overall), December 2022
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11201School remains Good, March 202363% met KS2 standard
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11260School remains Good, July 202458% met KS2 standard
Cropredy Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11196Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed91% met KS2 standard
Dashwood Banbury AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11456School remains Good, June 202368% met KS2 standard
Deddington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11212Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11194Good (overall), March 202283% met KS2 standard
Dr South's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1197Standards maintained, October 202482% met KS2 standard
Edward Feild Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11293School remains Good, July 2022
Finmere Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1145School remains Good, June 202488% met KS2 standard
Five Acres Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11315School remains Good, March 202245% met KS2 standard
Fringford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1182School remains Good, November 202267% met KS2 standard
Fritwell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11154Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade86% met KS2 standard
Gagle Brook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11183Good (overall), September 202247% met KS2 standard
Glory Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11331School remains Good, March 202355% met KS2 standard
Graven Hill Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11147No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hanwell Fields Community SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11454Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade48% met KS2 standard
Hardwick Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter2 to 11249Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Harriers Banbury AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11408School remains Good, March 202460% met KS2 standard
Hill View Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11495Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Hook Norton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11271School remains Good, March 202371% met KS2 standard
Hornton Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11109Good (overall), November 202369% met KS2 standard
King's Meadow Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11443Standards maintained, November 202460% met KS2 standard
Kirtlington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11102School remains Good, April 2024
Langford Village Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11413School remains Good, March 202352% met KS2 standard
Launton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11136Requires improvement (overall), February 202475% met KS2 standard
Longfields Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11354Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
Longford Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11314Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
North Kidlington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11268School remains Good, May 202454% met KS2 standard
Orchard Fields Community SchoolCommunity school2 to 11415Improved significantly, November 202482% met KS2 standard
Queensway SchoolCommunity school4 to 11398Good (overall), June 202274% met KS2 standard
Shenington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1184Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1193Good (overall), October 202367% met KS2 standard
Southwold Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11315Standards maintained, March 202560% met KS2 standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11598School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 202264% met KS2 standard
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11216Good (overall), May 202343% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BanburyAcademy converter3 to 11197Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11336Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met44% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BicesterAcademy converter4 to 11217School remains Good, January 2023
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BanburyAcademy converter3 to 11226Good (overall), March 202247% met KS2 standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, KidlingtonAcademy converter2 to 11235Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade81% met KS2 standard
The Grange Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11310School remains Good, March 202389% met KS2 standard
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11276Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), September 201976% met KS2 standard
William Fletcher Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11210School remains Good, March 202358% met KS2 standard
William Morris Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11240Standards maintained, July 202571% met KS2 standard
Wroxton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1162Standards maintained, June 202569% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 18943Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 49.1
Futures Institute BanburyStudio schools14 to 18116School remains Good, December 2022Attainment 8: 44.5
Gosford Hill SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18825Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.1
North Oxfordshire AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,004School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 47.7
The Bicester SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,176Good (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 47.3
The Cooper SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,118Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 43.9
The Warriner SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,553Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 46.8
Whitelands AcademyFree schools11 to 16565Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 45.5
Wykham ParkAcademy sponsor led11 to 18800School remains Good, September 2023Attainment 8: 37.5

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Heyford Park SchoolFree schools3 to 19700Good (overall), October 202368% met KS2 standard

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bardwell SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19121Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Bloxham Grove AcademyFree schools special7 to 18102No outcome in Ofsted's file
Frank Wise SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19119Standards maintained, November 2024
LVS OxfordOther independent special school11 to 2077No outcome in Ofsted's file
Swalcliffe Park School CIONon-maintained special school10 to 1973Standards maintained, November 2024

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bloxham SchoolOther independent school11 to 19583Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Bruern Abbey SchoolOther independent school7 to 17214Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sibford SchoolOther independent school3 to 18382Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St John's Priory SchoolOther independent school3 to 1155Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Tudor Hall SchoolOther independent school9 to 18246Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.