Blessed Hugh Faringdon

About the school

Situated in Reading, Berkshire, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is an 11-18 co-educational Catholic comprehensive school. Presently, the number on roll is 870 with 70 in the Sixth Form.

Values and Vision

Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a place of faith, intellectual inquiry and human formation. Our Catholic ethos pervades the school, which offers a broad, modern curriculum, outstanding pastoral care and an atmosphere of mutual support, for a diverse community of young people. The school is growing in size, is over-subscribed and enjoys an excellent reputation in the Reading area and beyond. Recently, the Sixth Form has been remodelled and is growing, with an excellent record of securing Russell Group university places for appropriate students, as well as securing other high quality destinations.

The school invests in the ongoing formation of staff. The school was judged as Good by Ofsted and Outstanding by the Diocese of Portsmouth.