John Masefield House
Burcot Brook, Abingdon, OX14 3DP · Oxfordshire · South East
22 beds · operated by Valorum Care Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old, and 7 of this operator's 23 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 13 Jun 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 7 of 23 of Valorum Care Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Effective | Good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Caring | Good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Responsive | Good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Well-led | Good | 13 Jun 2024 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 23 other locations
Other active services registered to Valorum Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander House Care Home | Good1 Apr 2026 | Calderdale |
| Alne Hall | Good26 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old | North Yorkshire |
| Beechwood | Requires improvement15 Jan 2026 | Kirklees |
| Burger Court | Requires improvement29 Nov 2024 | Bradford |
| Champion House | Good23 Dec 2025 | Leeds |
| Denison House Care Home | Requires improvement15 Oct 2024 | North Yorkshire |
| Douglas House | Requires improvement29 Apr 2025 | Torbay |
| Fernside Hall Care Home | Good19 May 2026 | Calderdale |
| Freshfields | Good12 Jul 2023 | Sefton |
| Green Gables | Requires improvement20 May 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| Holme Lodge | Good7 May 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Nottinghamshire |
| James Burns House | Good26 Jan 2026 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
…and 11 more.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 31 Jul 2019
- Beds
- 22
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-6958525596
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.