SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Penhurst Gardens Care Home 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%).
Penhurst Gardens Care Home is one of 131 care homes in Oxfordshire: a 58-bed nursing home in Chipping Norton, run by Porthaven Care Homes No 2 Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
16 other homes in Oxfordshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 88% of homes in Oxfordshire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 8 of Porthaven Care Homes No 2 Limited’s 8 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC's latest rating, from December 2017, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Oxfordshire, 57% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
