Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Secondary schoolBlessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a secondary school in Reading, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,082 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 September 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School was 46.3, against 51.1 in Reading and 46.2 in England.
44.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 51.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44.6% | 54.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.8% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 186 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Southcote Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- The WREN SchoolSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)350 m
- Manor Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- The Holy Brook SchoolSpecial. Some aspects not as strong, May 2025950 m
- Horizons Ap AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, January 2025970 m
- King's Academy ProspectSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Reading
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).