Faringdon Community College
Fernham Road, Faringdon, SN7 7LB
1,382 pupils · 89% of 1,550 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 8 May 2024, published 20 June 2024. 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 | 43.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 165 | 233 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 219 | 204 | 294 | 214 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 219 | 208 | 313 | 217 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 251 | 246 | 335 | 249 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 242 | 237 | 304 | 240 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 260 | 253 | 316 | 259 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 258 | 252 | 315 | 255 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 261 | 257 | 309 | 261 |
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
- Highworth Warneford School 8.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Carterton Community College 13 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- King Alfred's 13.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Kingsdown School 13.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Dorcan Academy 13.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Farmor's School 15.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.