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Faringdon Community College

About the school

Faringdon Community College is an open secondary school in Oxfordshire.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
8 May 2024
Published
20 June 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Good

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

229 pupils

Attainment 8

School
43.7
Oxfordshire
46.4
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Oxfordshire
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
39.70%
Oxfordshire
48.40%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
57.20%
Oxfordshire
66.20%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
28.80%
Oxfordshire
36.50%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.73
Oxfordshire
4.14
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

71 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
C+

Average A-level points

School
32.71

AAB or better

School
10.90%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1436

Girls

48.89%

Boys

51.11%

SEN support

15.88%

Education, health and care plan

4.04%

English as an additional language

9.40%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

18.59%

Overall absence

12.29

Persistent absence

32.94

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

226

Sustained education or employment

90%

Education

82%

Apprenticeship

3%

Employment

5%

Not sustained

7%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

92

Sustained education or employment

86%

Higher education

42%

Further education

1%

Apprenticeship

7%

Employment

26%

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