Secondary school

Faringdon Community College

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Oxfordshire
  • SN7 7LB
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,019 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 31%2017/18: top 19%19% · 2017/182018/19: top 23%2021/22: top 60%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 62%No exams

A-level results

#257 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 843.7 · South East 464/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths39.7% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below+14.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.73 · South East 4.034/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.03 · South East +0.016/10 Middle−14.7 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.71 · South East 33.475/10 Middle−13.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.6 · 208 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 49.5 · 186 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 52.8 · 186 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 52 · 175 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 46.5 · 203 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 46.3 · 226 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 46 · 254 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 43.7 · 229 pupils · South East 4654.643.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 186 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 52% · 186 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 51% · 175 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 37% · 203 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 41% · 226 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 37.4% · 254 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 39.7% · 229 pupils · South East 44.8%52%37%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.71 · 78 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 30.56 · 81 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 31.37 · 81 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 32.9 · 85 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 37.85 · 79 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 32.45 · 90 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 27.02 · 72 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 32.71 · 71 pupils · South East 33.4737.8527.02No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
165 of 165 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st165165
2nd376
3rd201

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2019Good
  3. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,382
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.6%
First language not English9.4%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)12.3%
Persistently absent pupils32.9%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

89.2% full · 1,550 places · 164 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 209 responses (14.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school62.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school60.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved35.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46.4% not applicable29.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year37.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.5% not applicable45.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed28.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child52.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school57.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing59.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school83.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development45.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent48.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 77.6
  • Leadership 7.9
  • Teaching assistants 19.3
  • Other support 32.3

Teachers 85.5 FTE · Whole workforce 137.1 · 167 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,800
Spend per pupil£7,536
Staff spend per pupil£5,175
Reserve per pupil£393
  • +£565,000revenue reserve
  • +£379,000in-year balance

Grants £7,708 · self-generated £176 · premises £189 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £3,545,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

254 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.4%
  • Education81.5%
  • Apprenticeship6.3%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown5.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

72 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.3%
  • Education44.4%
  • Higher education36.1%
  • Apprenticeship4.2%
  • Employment34.7%
  • Not sustained11.1%
  • Unknown5.6%