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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Southerndown 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%).
Southerndown is one of 131 care homes in Oxfordshire: a 82-bed nursing home in Chipping Norton, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Oxfordshire are smaller: the median there is 48 beds.
It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 16 other homes in Oxfordshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in March 2026. In Oxfordshire, 88% of homes score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from November 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 57% of homes in Oxfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
