Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Reading, RG30 3EP
- Distance
- 0.3km away
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
Local ranking7th of 10 secondary schools in Reading
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1176
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 167
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Higher education
- 35.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
25.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
70
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 19.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 154
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 979
- Boys
- 502 (54%)
- Girls
- 429 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1176 (79% full)
- SEND
- 10.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.1%
- EAL
- 51.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 8.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,968/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 28.1%
- White Other: 17.2%
- Asian Other: 9.8%
- Black African: 8.5%
- Asian Indian: 8.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.9%
- Mixed Other: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
28.1%
White British
17.2%
White Other
9.8%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
61-63 Bath Road
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 142121
- UKPRN
- 10053828
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
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