What did Ofsted judge Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Faringdon Community College?

Faringdon Community College has 1,382 pupils on roll.

What ages does Faringdon Community College take?

Faringdon Community College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Faringdon Community College located?

Faringdon Community College is located in Faringdon, SN7 7LB, Oxfordshire.

How do I apply to Faringdon Community College?

Faringdon Community College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Faringdon Community College?

Distance did not decide places at Faringdon Community College for 2022-23 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Faringdon Community College?

When Faringdon Community College has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry; 3. Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Faringdon Community College?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.9% of pupils at Faringdon Community College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2022-23 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Faringdon Community College, year by year →

How places are decided at Faringdon Community College

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted
2Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry
3Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application
4Children who attend Associate schools to the CLT (Associate schools being Ashbury, Longworth, Shellingford and Uffington)
5Children who do not attend a school within the CLT who have a brother or sister on roll at Faringdon Community College, at the time of application and will still be attending FCC at the time of entry
6All other children

Published by Oxfordshire County Council on the school's own admissions page (Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2026 (places allocated on 2nd March 2026)). The figure beside each rule is the number of places offered under it. The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion: Schools within the Cambrian Learning Trust (CLT) are: Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School, Buckland Church of England Primary School, Charlton Primary School (Wantage), The Elms Primary School (Faringdon), Folly View Primary (Faringdon), John Blandy Primary School (Southmoor), Longcot & Fernham Church of England Primary School, Millbrook Primary School (Grove), St James Church of England Primary School (Hanney), St Johns CofE Academy (Grove), St Nicholas CofE Primary School (East Challow), Shrivenham Church of England School, Thameside Primary School (Abingdon) Wantage Church of England Primary School and Watchfield Primary School Home-to-school distances measured using: Straight Line Distance.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Faringdon Community College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Faringdon Community College?: Faringdon Community College has 1,382 pupils on roll.
What ages does Faringdon Community College take?: Faringdon Community College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Faringdon Community College located?: Faringdon Community College is located in Faringdon, SN7 7LB, Oxfordshire.
How do I apply to Faringdon Community College?: Faringdon Community College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Faringdon Community College?: Distance did not decide places at Faringdon Community College for 2022-23 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Faringdon Community College?: When Faringdon Community College has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry; 3. Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Faringdon Community College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.9% of pupils at Faringdon Community College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2022-23 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Faringdon Community College, year by year →

How places are decided at Faringdon Community College

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted
2Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry
3Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application
4Children who attend Associate schools to the CLT (Associate schools being Ashbury, Longworth, Shellingford and Uffington)
5Children who do not attend a school within the CLT who have a brother or sister on roll at Faringdon Community College, at the time of application and will still be attending FCC at the time of entry
6All other children

Faringdon Community College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Faringdon Community College's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Faringdon Community College?: Faringdon Community College has 1,382 pupils on roll.
What ages does Faringdon Community College take?: Faringdon Community College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Faringdon Community College located?: Faringdon Community College is located in Faringdon, SN7 7LB, Oxfordshire.
How do I apply to Faringdon Community College?: Faringdon Community College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Faringdon Community College?: Distance did not decide places at Faringdon Community College for 2022-23 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Faringdon Community College?: When Faringdon Community College has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry; 3. Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Faringdon Community College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.9% of pupils at Faringdon Community College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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