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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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21/01/26

We had an amazing time at the British Motor Museum. The children enjoyed making Lego cars on different surfaces as well as exploring cars from the past. We climbed into old cars, like the 103-year-old bus Betty and the 1907 Austin. A big thank you to the wonderful Museum staff!

18/12/25

If you are visiting Banbury Library over the festive period, please keep an eye out for these fantastic designs from our Nursery and Reception pupils. Beautiful artwork created again this year! Merry Christmas         

17/12/25

The children have worked really hard in their Christmas performances. It was lovely to hear the variety of songs and poems and to see the reaction from our adults watching. We also welcomed Green Pastures residents to our performance. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas.

Nursery Admissions

Our nursery that opened in September 2020.  

Our nursery class caters for children between the ages of 3 and 4 years old. (Children can be admitted to the nursery the full term after they turn 3.) Admission will be subject to an application being made and places available.

Information for Admissions to Nursery

ALL children are eligible for 15 hours of Nursery funding a week from the term after they turn 3 years old, this is called the "universal offer". Working parents of 3 and 4 year-olds may be eligible for an extended entitlement of an additional 15 hours (often called 30 hours childcare).

To check your eligibility for 30 hour funding, please go to https://beststartinlife.gov.uk

 

Applications for 2026 - 2027 are now full.

The application form for 2027 - 2028 will be available on the website from January 2027.

 

Please click link for our Nursery Admissions Policy 2026 - 2027

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