Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Reading, RG30 3EP
1,082 pupils · 117% of 922 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 132 | 345 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 179 | 160 | 424 | 179 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 185 | 462 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 186 | 186 | 468 | 186 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 165 | 412 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 182 | 145 | 379 | 182 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 187 | 450 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 128 | 386 | 178 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The WREN School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King's Academy Prospect 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- River Academy 2.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kendrick School 2.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Reading Girls' School 3.1 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Reading School 3.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.