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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading RG30 3EP · hughfaringdon.org · 0118 957 4730
On the mapSearch near RG30 3EP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Reading 50.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,082
- 160 over 922 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.7%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 132 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 160 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 185 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 186 | 1 | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 165 | 1 | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 39.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Reading it was 50.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ▼39.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 58.1 | +7.5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | −9.1 |
| Further education | 26.8 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +4.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | C (31.5) | Average -0.07 | |
| 38 students | C (31.5) | Average -0.07 | |
| 17 students | Merit+ (29.1) | Average -0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | C (28.5) | -0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | C- (28.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 32 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 23 | C+ (31.8) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | C (30.1) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 41 | C- (28) | -0.52 |
| 2015/16 | 49 | D+ (23.5) | -0.55 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.5 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 2 | −6.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 15.7 | +10 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 66
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (17%) with SEND