Care home quality in Oxfordshire: CQC ratings report
Of the 83 care homes in Oxfordshire with a current CQC rating, 91.6% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 85.3% across the South East and 85% across England. 9 are rated Outstanding and 7 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. Oxfordshire ranks 25th of 118 English council areas for the share of homes rated Good or better.
Ratings in Oxfordshire
| CQC rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 9 | 10.8% |
| Good | 67 | 80.7% |
| Requires improvement | 7 | 8.4% |
| Inadequate | 0 | 0% |
How Oxfordshire compares
| Area | Rated homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire | 83 | 91.6% |
| South East | 85.3% | |
| England | 7,798 | 85% |
Care homes rated Outstanding in Oxfordshire
- Churchfields Care Home
- Cleeve Lodge Ltd — Goring-on-Thames (rated 26 February 2025)
- Cuttlebrook Hall — Thame
- Godswell Park Care Home — Banbury
- Oxford Beaumont — Oxford (rated 17 March 2026)
- The Close Care Home — Abingdon
- The Cotswold
- The Julie Richardson Nursing Home — Banbury
- Watlington and District Residential and Nursing Home — Watlington
By town
Towns with at least 5 rated homes. Small numbers move a lot: in a town of 5 homes, one inspection changes the figure by 20 points.
Types of care
Of the 97 care homes in Oxfordshire, 61 provide nursing care and 76 are registered to care for people living with dementia. Compare every care home in Oxfordshire.
Method. Every open care home in Oxfordshire in the CareFinder database was counted, using the council area assigned from its postcode. The rating is the home's current overall CQC rating, taken from the CQC's own record where we hold it. The rank orders the 118 English council areas with at least 20 rated homes by the share rated Good or Outstanding.
Sample. 97 open care homes, 83 of them with a current CQC rating.
Excluded. Homes not yet rated by the CQC, homes that have closed, and home care agencies (which the CQC rates separately).
Data correct as of. 18 September 2026. Source: CareFinder database, built from the Care Quality Commission register, with council areas assigned from each home’s postcode.
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