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Spread Eagle food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Vale of White Horse

Spread Eagle holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

This rating dates from 23 October 2024, but the business has been re-inspected and a new rating is awaiting publication, so the score shown here is about to change.

Address: Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1PL

How it compares in Vale of White Horse

In Vale of White Horse, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Spread Eagle sits behind roughly 764 nearby businesses. 12% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Vale of White Horse
5 out of 5 764 81%
4 out of 5 115 12% ← Spread Eagle
3 out of 5 49 5%
2 out of 5 11 1%
1 out of 5 1 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 102 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Spread Eagle none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Spread Eagle, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
The Barns Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 35 yards away 5 - Very good 11 December 2024
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 43 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026
Caprinos Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 44 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
Duchess Nursery (Abingdon) Caring Premises 51 yards away 5 - Very good 3 June 2025
The Boundary House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 246 yards away 5 - Very good 22 July 2025
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 January 2015
Fireaway Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 January 2025
Toddler Town Montessori Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 10 February 2026

Questions about Spread Eagle

What is Spread Eagle's food hygiene rating?

Spread Eagle has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Vale of White Horse Council on 23 October 2024.

Is Spread Eagle safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Spread Eagle last inspected?

Spread Eagle was last inspected on 23 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Vale of White Horse Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Spread Eagle?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Spread Eagle compare to other places in Vale of White Horse?

81% of the 940 rated food businesses in Vale of White Horse hold the top rating of 5, while Spread Eagle holds a 4. 115 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Vale of White Horse Council inspects Spread Eagle and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Spread Eagle is one of 274 rated food businesses in Oxon. See every hygiene rating in Oxon

Vale of White Horse inspects and rates 1,042 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Vale of White Horse

The official record is held by the council: http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

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