Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Reading
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.315 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.315 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.000 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.385 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.559 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.246 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.204 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.804 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 entry, the last child offered a place lived 3.315 miles away, the 2nd longest of 4 Reading secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years.
- For Year 7 2026 entry, there were 132 first-choice applications for 174 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 42 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish at this inclusive school.”
- “Pupils know that staff care about them deeply.”
- “Together, pupils and staff create a vibrant community, which helps pupils feel loved and cherished.”
To improve
- “The school is working towards embedding this in all lessons systematically.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 132 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 132 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- The WREN School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Prospect 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- River Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kendrick School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Reading School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hartland High School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published