Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolThe WREN School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.
Summary of the comparison
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and The WREN School are secondary schools in Reading.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The WREN School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School was judged Good and The WREN School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and 44.8 for The WREN School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (49.0 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at The WREN School (39.0 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ReadingBlessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | ReadingThe WREN School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 10 in Reading Stronger figure | 7th of 10 in Reading | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,045 | 979 | |
| Capacity | 922 | 1,176 | |
| Location | Reading, RG30 3EP | Reading, RG30 2BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.0 Stronger figure | 44.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.2% | 41.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.0% Stronger figure | 59.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.5% Stronger figure | 13.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 Stronger figure | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 186 | 156 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 38 | 70 | |
| A-level average points | 31.4 Stronger figure | 25.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.1 Stronger figure | 28.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.3% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,045 | 979 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.3% | 29.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 38.8% | 51.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.5% | 8.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.5% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.9% Stronger figure | 26.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
The WREN School
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