Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Faringdon Community College

11–18Ages
1,382Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137993URN

Fernham Road, Faringdon, SN7 7LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.9 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

233 applications for 174 places · 37th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.3of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

30th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Oxfordshire median (2.3) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

233 applications · 174 places offered · 165 named it first

2026 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire 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	233	1.3	165	0.95
Sep 2025	219	294	1.3	204	0.93
Sep 2024	219	313	1.4	208	0.95
Sep 2023	251	335	1.3	246	0.98
Sep 2022	242	304	1.3	237	0.98
Sep 2021	260	316	1.2	253	0.97
Sep 2020	258	315	1.2	252	0.98
Sep 2019	261	309	1.2	257	0.98
Sep 2018	226	272	1.2	222	0.98
Sep 2017	208	245	1.2	200	0.96
Sep 2016	217	277	1.3	217	1.00
Sep 2015	206	249	1.2	203	0.99
Sep 2014	166	211	1.3	159	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

254 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.330th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%31st of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	254	43.3	37%	60%	–
2024/25	229	43.7	40%	57%	–
2023/24	254	46.0	37%	60%	+0.03
2022/23	226	46.3	41%	62%	−0.13

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

Faringdon Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Highworth Warneford School
8.7 km · Swindon

2026

2.0applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
St Johns CofE Academy
11.7 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Carterton Community College
13.0 km · Oxfordshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.6applications per place 34.6Attainment 8
King Alfred's
13.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.6applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Kingsdown School
13.3 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Dorcan Academy
13.8 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Farmor's School
15.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.7applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
15.2 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137993 · 931/4141
Trust: Cambrian Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,550 pupils · 1,382 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Faringdon Community College (URN 123262)
Address: Fernham Road, Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources