Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,082 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Holmstead School (URN 133924); OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus (URN 135693, until 7 December 2023).
The Department for Education has not published where OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus’ Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
67% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Reading and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
| Measure | This school | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.0 | 50.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 51% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 83% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.39 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 55.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Studies | 6 | 100% | 3% | 50% | 19% | 83% |
| Combined Science | 6 | 100% | 65% | 33% | 9% | 83% |
| English Language | 6 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 83% |
| History | 6 | 100% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 83% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 100% | 88% | 50% | 22% | 83% |
| Geography | 6 | 100% | 41% | 50% | 25% | 83% |
| English Literature | 5 | 83% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| French | 5 | 83% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Design and Technology | 4 | 67% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 2 | 33% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,082 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.