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UK food hygiene · Cherwell

Cherwell.
1,317 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Cherwell with its official FSA hygiene rating. 79.2% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.69
Avg FSA
962
venues scored 5/5
9
scored 0 or 1

Cherwell food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,317 food venues tracked in Cherwell, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.69 out of 5 across 1,214 rated venues.
  • 962 venues scored 5/5 (79.2%).
  • 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Cherwell in context

Cherwell tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.69 across 1,214 rated venues.

79.2% of Cherwell venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

9 Cherwell venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.74% of rated stock, which keeps Cherwell below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Cherwell itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Cherwell scores

1,214 rated · 103 awaiting
5
962 venues
79.2%
4
165 venues
13.6%
3
63 venues
5.2%
2
15 venues
1.2%
1
8 venues
0.7%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    North South Wines Ltd

    Importers/Exporters · OX27 8AL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Noughts and Nibbles

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6JA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    OCC Catering Services @ St Edburgs (Lower) Primary School

    School/college/university · OX26 1EU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bicester Community Fridge

    Other catering premises · OX26 6DJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cobble Lane Cured

    Manufacturers/packers · OX26 4SS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Colonial Spirits ltd

    Retailers - other · OX27

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tadmarton Village Hall

    Other catering premises · OX15 5SG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Guru Kitchen (Ho's Kitchen)

    Other catering premises · OX16

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Bodicote Baker

    Other catering premises · OX15

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Starbucks

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX25 3QQ

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Cherwell venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Danielle’s bake me happy

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · OX26

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    onebeyond

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · OX26 6LG

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Bakes by Naimee

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · OX26

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Noli

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · OX25

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Manna

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · OX16

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Banbury Cross Inn

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX16 5JH

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Cherwell.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Other catering premises

314 venues in Cherwell

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

282 venues in Cherwell

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

222 venues in Cherwell

4.7
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

121 venues in Cherwell

4.4
avg score

School/college/university

88 venues in Cherwell

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

70 venues in Cherwell

4.7
avg score

Mobile caterer

66 venues in Cherwell

4.7
avg score

Caring Premises

57 venues in Cherwell

4.7
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Cherwell.

  • 5

    North South Wines Ltd

    Importers/Exporters · OX27 8AL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Noughts and Nibbles

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6JA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    OCC Catering Services @ St Edburgs (Lower) Primary School

    School/college/university · OX26 1EU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bicester Community Fridge

    Other catering premises · OX26 6DJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cobble Lane Cured

    Manufacturers/packers · OX26 4SS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tadmarton Village Hall

    Other catering premises · OX15 5SG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Colonial Spirits ltd

    Retailers - other · OX27

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Guru Kitchen (Ho's Kitchen)

    Other catering premises · OX16

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Cherwell, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Cherwell?

RatingCafe tracks 1,317 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Cherwell, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Cherwell?

The average FSA hygiene score across Cherwell is 4.69 out of 5. 79.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Cherwell venues failed their FSA inspection?

Cherwell currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Cherwell are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Cherwell hygiene data?

All Cherwell ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Cherwell data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.