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10/11/26

Our Year 4 class were invited to join a very special Remembrance Day service and represented Cherry Fields beautifully.     

16/10/26

Our Year 5 and 6 class had the pleasure of welcoming the Peoples Theatre Collective into school this week for some amazing workshops. Exploring inclusion, discrimination and being kind. They took part in team building activities, acting out scenarios and discussing their views.

16/10/26

We enjoyed our visit to Warriner Farm this week.  We fed the goats and learned how to milk them, patted the donkeys, talked to the pigs, collected eggs from the chickens and learned about how flour is made by grinding wheat kernels. We all felt like farmers for the morning!

11/09/26

We are pleased to share the date for our Reception 2027 open event. Please join us on Monday 21st September at 5pm. No booking required. Please arrive a few minutes early to sign in. We look forward to seeing you all then

16/07/26

We are delighted to announce that Cherry Fields, have achieved the School Games Silver Level Mark Award for the 2025/26 academic year. A huge well done to all the students that took part throughout the year. Lets see what 2026-2027 brings! 📷📷

15/07/26

Our Year 4's have just enjoyed an eventful couple of days at Hill End, taking part in activities such as pond skimming, den building, making smores and team building tasks.

09/07/26

We welcomed Libby from Cherwell District Council into school this week, to discuss healthy eating habits with our pupils. She spoke to the children about the different food groups and the importance of eating a rainbow of foods, and the hidden sugar content in some foods.

04/06/26

A huge thank you to our friends at  who very kindly donated snack packs to our pupils. With upcoming residentials and lots of class trips, these will be a very welcome addition. Thank you very much!

12/05/26

Our Year 2 class recently visited the Butterfly Farm in Stratford Upon Avon. We learned about habitats and life cycles, including how animals and plants depend on each other for food and shelter. We then enjoyed some field work in Stratford itself.

01/05/26

This week we were joined by a local artist who is working on a council run project called Round and Round the Garden. This is a creative recycling project using recycled materials to create flowers that will be used to decorate the hobby horses around Banbury Cross.

29/04/26

An exciting day at Cherry Fields this week. We had Mike Mullen a BMX half pipe champion in to spend the day with us. He started with a whole school assembly where he shared his stories and it was an inspiring day for all! Video  

24/03/26

Last week we welcomed Matt Fiddes Martial Arts into school to work with our pupils. We had an amazing day with pupils from Reception right up to Year 5 learning new skills and having lots of fun! Thank you to your trainer Joanne for showing our pupils the ropes.

20/03/26

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12/03/26

On Monday our Year 5 class visited the Ashmolean Museum to support this terms learning on the Ancient Greek Civilization. We learned about their major achievements and how these compare with what we know and do today. Thank you to The Ashmolean team for their fantastic workshop!

04/03/26

Yesterday we were joined by the Year 1 pupils from Hardwick and William Morris for a collaborative art day. We studied work by Vincent van Gogh and Beatrix Potter and explored their techniques using different mediums. The children has great fun and produced lovely pieces of art.

25/02/26

We are very proud to be able to share the video of the BBC news coverage from Cherry Fields Primary School. A big thank you to the staff and the parents that took part in the interview.#glf

13/02/26

Well done to all who took part in our challenge for National Storytelling Week. We had lots of children reading every day this week and some fantastic photos sent in of children reading in funny places such as under tables, in airing cupboards and even in tunnels.

30/01/26

We had an excitingly brilliant week as we transported ourselves via the bus into the town centre for our trip. With our focus being buses for our STEAM topic it was only fitting that we take advantage of our local bus. Well done Darwin you represented Cherry Fields fantastically.

26/01/26

Year 3 visit - Banbury Museum. We looked at the lock and bridge outside on the canal. Learned about the different cargo carried by canal boats and sketched the boats and canal from the bridge walkway. It was a very enjoyable day! Thank you to Banbury Museum and your team.

22/01/26

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Reception Admissions

Cherry Fields Primary School admission arrangements for 2027/2028

Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will have to make and we would like to thank you for your interest in Cherry Fields Primary School & Nursery. 

Final tour Monday 9th November 3.30pm

Please contact us to find out more about places available or to join our waiting list if the required year group is currently full.  Further details are available on our In-Year Transfers page.

Reception starters - September 2027

If your child was born between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023 then you can apply for a Reception place for entry in  September 2027, via Oxfordshire County Council as follows:

Admissions open: Tuesday 3rd November 2026 

The Published Admission Number (PAN) for entry into Reception at Cherry Fields Primary School is 30.

All applications for a place at Cherry Fields Primary School for Reception to Year 6 are managed by Oxfordshire County Council. 

For further information regarding Oxfordshire Schools Admissions please see the link below:

Applications to Reception - Oxfordshire County Council

To make an application please use the link below:

Oxfordshire County Council - School Applications Portal 

The admissions criteria for Cherry Fields Primary School is available to view within our Admissions Policies below.  These provide detailed information about the admissions arrangements at Cherry Fields Primary School. 

Closing date for admissions: Friday 15th January 2027.

National Offer Day: Friday 16th April 2027 and families that applied on time will be notified by Oxfordshire County Council from early evening  onwards regarding their child's school allocation.

Deadline to accept Receptin offers: Friday 30th April 2027

Oversubscription criteria

School places will be offered to children at Cherry Fields Primary School using criteria laid out in our Admissions Policy below.

Admissions policy 2026 - 2027

Admissions policy 2027 - 2028

Late Applications

If you submit your application without a good reason after the deadline, your application will be treated as late. This may affect the possibility of your child being offered a place at one of your preferred schools. Please contact Oxfordshire County Council if you are likely to be unable to make an on-time application.

Waiting Lists

Where there are more children than places available, waiting lists will operate for each year group according to the oversubscription criteria without regard to the date the application was received or when a child’s name was added to the waiting list.

Waiting lists are held until 31st December of the academic year applied for when they will be cancelled. Parents wishing to remain on the waiting list after this date must make an in-year application to Oxfordshire County Council.

Children of Staff

Applicants who wish to be considered for priority admission for Cherry Fields Primary School under the criterion of Children of Staff must complete the Supplementary Information  Form available in Appendix 1 of the School Admissions Policy, in addition to the local authority application form.

Appeals

If you did not get the school place you wanted, your child will be placed on a waiting list and you may want to appeal. Please see the following link for more information.

Oxfordshire County Council - Admissions Appeals

Admission of children outside their normal year group

The Department for Education (DfE) expects pupils to be educated in their normal chronological year group however should you wish for your child to defer your child's entry to Reception or be admitted to a different year group please visit the refer to the School Admissions Policy for more information.