Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a secondary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fawley Road, Reading, RG30 3EP
Website: http://www.hughfaringdon.org/
Telephone: 01189574730
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Simon Uttley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 110107

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 922
Number of Pupils: 908
Number of Boys: 448
Number of Girls: 460

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.03 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.25
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 132 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 2,956 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 2,981 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southcote Primary School
Silchester Road , Southcote RG30 3EJ
3out of 4 352 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
110 Ashampstead Road , RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 1,041 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD
3out of 4 1,167 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU
1out of 4 1,322 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road , RG30 2RW
3out of 4 1,417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 386 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 1,132 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 3,094 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 1,041 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,056 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,166 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
3out of 4 2,030 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU
- not rated 2,781 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.