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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.

Funding Codes

Working Parent codes

If your child is due to start at our Nursery from January 2027 and you think you may be eligible for Working Parent Funding, please apply for your code now. You MUST apply for, and receive, your code before 31st December  for the code to be valid for an January start. We will however need to check codes before the end of the term so please let us have your code before Friday 4th December.

 

You should apply for your code even if you don’t think at this stage you want to use it. Things might change and the code is only valid from the term after you apply.

 

For example:

Apply for your code and receive it by 31st August – use it from 1st September onwards

Apply for your code and receive it by 31st December - use it from 1st January onwards

Apply for your code and receive it by 31st March - use it from 1st April onwards