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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 November 2012Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry345 applications · 174 places offered · 132 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Reading median median 2.1
- 2025 2.4; Reading median median 2.6
- 2024 2.6; Reading median median 2.6
- 2023 2.5; Reading median median 2.5
- 2022 2.4; Reading median median 2.4
- 2021 2.1; Reading median median 2.3
- 2020 2.5; Reading median median 2.3
- 2019 2.2; Reading median median 2.2
- 2018 2.3; Reading median median 2.1
- 2017 3.1; Reading median median 2.4
- 2016 2.8; Reading median median 2.2
- 2015 3.1; Reading median median 2.6
- 2014 2.7; Reading median median 2.7
- This school
- Reading median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 174 | 345 | 2.0 | 132 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 | 424 | 2.4 | 160 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 177 | 462 | 2.6 | 185 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2023 | 186 | 468 | 2.5 | 186 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 172 | 412 | 2.4 | 165 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 182 | 379 | 2.1 | 145 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 450 | 2.5 | 187 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 | 178 | 386 | 2.2 | 128 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2018 | 151 | 349 | 2.3 | 150 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 141 | 432 | 3.1 | 164 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2016 | 147 | 412 | 2.8 | 161 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 142 | 437 | 3.1 | 198 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2014 | 145 | 389 | 2.7 | 163 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 186 | 46.3 | 45% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 186 | 46.0 | 39% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 179 | 44.4 | 43% | 62% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 153 | 46.9 | 43% | 61% | +0.12 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · Reading20262.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · ReadingGood20222.1applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · ReadingNot yet inspected4.1applications per place
- 2.8 km · ReadingOutstanding20223.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.1 km · ReadingGood20211.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · ReadingOutstanding20233.4applications per place 80.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.6 km · ReadingSerious weaknesses Inadequate20231.2applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · West BerkshireRemains Good20231.9applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 110107 · 870/5411
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 922 pupils · 1,082 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EP
- Local authority
- Reading
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources