Education in Cherwell
DistrictThe 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.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
Cherwell had 73 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only73
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.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Cherwell. The map shows each one.
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)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 98 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 425 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 77 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Bloxham Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 320 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| Brookside Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 306 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Bure Park Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 402 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 72 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| Cherry Fields Primary School | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 201 | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 |
| Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 260 | School remains Good, July 2024 |
| Cropredy Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 196 | Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 456 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Deddington Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 212 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 194 | Good (overall), March 2022 |
| Dr South's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 97 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
| Edward Feild Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 293 | School remains Good, July 2022 |
| Finmere Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 45 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| Five Acres Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 315 | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| Fringford Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 82 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| Fritwell Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 154 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Gagle Brook Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 183 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Glory Farm Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 331 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Graven Hill Primary School | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 147 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Hanwell Fields Community School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 454 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Hardwick Primary School and Nursery | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 249 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 408 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Hill View Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 495 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Hook Norton Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 271 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Hornton Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 109 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| King's Meadow Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 443 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Kirtlington Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 102 | School remains Good, April 2024 |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 413 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Launton Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 136 | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 354 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Longford Park Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 314 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| North Kidlington Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 268 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Orchard Fields Community School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 415 | Improved significantly, November 2024 |
| Queensway School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 398 | Good (overall), June 2022 |
| Shenington Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 84 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 93 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Southwold Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 315 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 11 | 598 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2022 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 216 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 197 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 336 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 217 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 226 | Good (overall), March 2022 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 235 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| The Grange Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 310 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 276 | Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), September 2019 |
| William Fletcher Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 210 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| William Morris Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 240 | Standards maintained, July 2025 |
| Wroxton Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 62 | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
Secondary (9)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 943 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Futures Institute Banbury | Studio schools | 14 to 18 | 116 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| Gosford Hill School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 825 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,004 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| The Bicester School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,176 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| The Cooper School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,118 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| The Warriner School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,553 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Whitelands Academy | Free schools | 11 to 16 | 565 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Wykham Park | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 800 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
All-through (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyford Park School | Free schools | 3 to 19 | 700 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
Special (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardwell School | Academy special converter | 2 to 19 | 121 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Bloxham Grove Academy | Free schools special | 7 to 18 | 102 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Frank Wise School | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 119 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| LVS Oxford | Other independent special school | 11 to 20 | 77 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Swalcliffe Park School CIO | Non-maintained special school | 10 to 19 | 73 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
Independent (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxham School | Other independent school | 11 to 19 | 583 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Bruern Abbey School | Other independent school | 7 to 17 | 214 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Sibford School | Other independent school | 3 to 18 | 382 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St John's Priory School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 55 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Tudor Hall School | Other independent school | 9 to 18 | 246 | Not 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.