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Search by postcode, area, or school name, then compare two live school rows side by side before you narrow the rest of your shortlist.

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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area OX16.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Dashwood Banbury Academy is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 293 pupils, with Dashwood Banbury Academy larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

Selected school

Cherry Fields Primary School

Primary · Cherwell · OX16 2DF · 173 pupils · Same postcode area (OX16)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Free schools
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 173 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (OX16)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025

Selected school

Dashwood Banbury Academy

Primary · Cherwell · OX16 4RX · 466 pupils · Same postcode area (OX16)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 466 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (OX16)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025
Side-by-side comparison of Cherry Fields Primary School and Dashwood Banbury Academy for the current schools search.
Measure Cherry Fields Primary School Dashwood Banbury Academy
Area Cherwell Cherwell
Postcode area OX16 OX16
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Free schools Academy sponsor led
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 173 pupils 466 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (OX16) Same postcode area (OX16)
Latest Ofsted outcome Outstanding
Published 01 Feb 2023.
 Good
Published 05 Feb 2014.

What the measures mean

How to read the live comparison

  • Attendance: comes from the current public school metrics seam when that row is available.
  • Pupil count: gives a rough size signal only and does not tell you whether the school is right for your child.
  • Latest Ofsted outcome: is source-aware and can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted feed.

Known caveats

  • Latest Ofsted outcome can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted source, so do not treat it as a complete quality ranking on its own.
  • The current live school seam is England-only through Get Information About Schools, with nation-specific adapters still to come.
  • Distance labels are only precise when the query resolves to an exact postcode with geometry; district and area searches show broader location context instead.

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