Residential care home · Oxfordshire

Oxenford House

The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9RL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 exceptional
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
    • Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Oxfordshire

Oxenford House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Oxfordshire. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 17 (13%)
  • Good 70 (53%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 8 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (7%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Chawley Grove
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX2 9PJ · Nursing home · 70 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Shrublands
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX2 9QY · Residential care home · 9 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Cumnor Hill House
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX2 9FW · Nursing home · 75 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Wytham House
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX2 9NL · Nursing home · 40 beds2.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Oaken Holt Nursing and Residential Home
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX2 9NL · Nursing home · 59 beds2.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Oxford Beaumont
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX1 5DF · Nursing home · 45 beds3.8 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 3 months ago

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Oxenford House at a glance

Oxenford House is an independent 25-bed residential care home in Oxford, Oxfordshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Oxfordshire, where the typical home has 48 beds.

The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2026. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in February 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Oxfordshire, where the typical rating is about 6 years old. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 4 were exceptional.

In Oxfordshire, 88% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. That is true of 88% of homes in Oxfordshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is Oxford Beaumont (Outstanding), 3.8 km away.