Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Reading council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 132 families put this school as their first choice, and 174 places were offered. 132 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Reading West. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 14 September 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1082 (capacity 922)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)

Phone

01189574730

Address

Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EP

Website

hughfaringdon.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports