Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,082 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Other independent school · independent
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 21of 24 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 5
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Where pupils went after Year 11
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).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Subjects taken at GCSE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 2 | 40% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Chemistry | 1 | 20% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
Where Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading is
Other secondary schools in Reading are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Reading’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Reading
Hartland High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 589 pupils
60% stayed in education
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,537 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.4
Kendrick School
Academy converter · sixth form · 939 pupils
99% stayed in education · Attainment 8 84.0
King's Academy Prospect
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,157 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.8
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Free schools · 889 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
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.