School Summary

Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School


Boys: 472
Girls: 477
Total Pupils: 949
Opened:
Ofsted: Good
Headmaster: Simon Uttley
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 3EP
Telephone: 01189574730
Website: http://www.hughfaringdon.org/

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AccreditationExpiryDate:
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AdministrativeWard (code): E05013876
AdministrativeWard (name): Southcote
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): Berkshire
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Diocese (code): RC16
Diocese (name): Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
DistrictAdministrative (code): E06000038
DistrictAdministrative (name): Reading
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 469319
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
EstablishmentNumber: 5411
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 4
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Local authority maintained schools
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FSM: 119
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FederationFlag (name): Not under a federation
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FurtherEducationType (name): Not applicable
GOR (code): J
GOR (name): South East
GSSLACode (name): E06000038
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Simon
HeadLastName: Uttley
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headmaster
HeadTitle (name): Dr
InspectorateName (name):
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LA (code): 870
LA (name): Reading
LSOA (code): E01016419
LSOA (name): Reading 015A
LastChangedDate: 11-05-2023
Locality: Southcote
MSOA (code): E02003403
MSOA (name): Reading 015
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 172237
NumberOfBoys: 472
NumberOfGirls: 477
NumberOfPupils: 949
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 26-09-2017
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate:
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000890
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Reading West
PercentageFSM: 13.70
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: RG30 3EP
PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 5411
PreviousLA (code): 903
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1998) Berkshire
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): North-West London and South-Central England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 03
ReligiousCharacter (name): Roman Catholic
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
ResourcedProvisionCapacity: 22
ResourcedProvisionOnRoll: 20
SEN1 (name): ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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SENPRU (name): Not applicable
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SchoolCapacity: 922
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.hughfaringdon.org/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Fawley Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01189574730
Town: Reading
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
Trusts (code):
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 02
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Voluntary aided school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Resourced provision
UKPRN: 10000768
UPRN: 310042692
URN: 110107
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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My son has been the victim of the business\/French teacher known as Mrs Matthews, I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m genuinely unaware of how that thing is still stable and able to teach as it looks like it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on its last straws. SAVE YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!! (She will sew buttons into your eyes)","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2022-09-21T19:50:32Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","author":"Oscar","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101388912364551381559\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMT7FyyPWm4UVtIheL_IsoVmzhZPv2xDPsrxT5xh04OY8Qs=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":2,"text":{"text":"Pastoral doesn't help much, many teachers don't teach well, corridors are so tight that it is nearly impossible to get to classes sometimes, the food served is bad and fights break out reasonably often. The school needs better staff and somehow needs to improve the students' attitude to learning.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Pastoral doesn't help much, many teachers don't teach well, corridors are so tight that it is nearly impossible to get to classes sometimes, the food served is bad and fights break out reasonably often. The school needs better staff and somehow needs to improve the students' attitude to learning.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2020-07-03T13:38:20Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","author":"Kelani Armand","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109572513420863327119\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtd8e5j96xN5Bt3-ZAcgd1X2iDHlCDUqAirhLarshOth=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My yr9 daughter was pried on by older students, this school is not a safe place to send your children and their so called pastoral don't do anything to help. On another occasion my daughter reached out to pastoral for help regarding her peers and they brushed it off like its nothing. The ladies in pastoral also thinks its okay to use inappropriate language infront of students and don't even get me started on the disgusting favouritism.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My yr9 daughter was pried on by older students, this school is not a safe place to send your children and their so called pastoral don't do anything to help. On another occasion my daughter reached out to pastoral for help regarding her peers and they brushed it off like its nothing. The ladies in pastoral also thinks its okay to use inappropriate language infront of students and don't even get me started on the disgusting favouritism.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2019-10-17T12:42:57Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","author":"Zuzanna Pawlik","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105928847750395155295\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtcDaOwGakuDpaGTVs0uurTH2vU2QCMFSrnvOOu6AA69GQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Told to come collect my artwork, after 30mins sent away coz the teacher wasn't in...waste of time big time...this skl is acc a joke...like they can't do anything properly...I feel sorry for the current pupils stuck in the small cage like sixform...mby employing teachers with a good attendance would help...","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Told to come collect my artwork, after 30mins sent away coz the teacher wasn't in...waste of time big time...this skl is acc a joke...like they can't do anything properly...I feel sorry for the current pupils stuck in the small cage like sixform...mby employing teachers with a good attendance would help...","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2019-06-11T18:48:51Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","author":"Katie Low","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115391446808013825446\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdZw4CuZYTqPtd2SX5ETGR4mqLBRkz3gNtP3bKEgJl-kCk=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t even deserve one star. 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