Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,082 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
University technical college
UTC Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 299of 600 places
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 79
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 120 pupils who finished Year 11 at UTC Reading in 2023, 48% stayed on in UTC Reading’s own sixth form (Reading average 51%), 30% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 47% went to university (Reading 56%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 13% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 62% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | UTC Reading | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 120 | 1,475 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 48% | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | UTC Reading | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 96 | 831 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 86% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 47% | 56% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 40% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 23% | 22% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | UTC Reading | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.0 | 50.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 51% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.06 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.7 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.1 | 55.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 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.
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 | 78 | 99% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 62% |
| Physics | 78 | 99% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 54% |
| Biology | 78 | 99% | 23% | 18% | 45% | 59% |
| English Literature | 78 | 99% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 64% |
| Mathematics | 77 | 97% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 65% |
| Chemistry | 77 | 97% | 23% | 17% | 47% | 55% |
| Computer Science | 49 | 62% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 53% |
| 3D Design | 21 | 27% | 2% | 14% | 16% | 67% |
| Economics | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 34% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering | 43 | 64% | — |
| Small Business Management | 40 | 60% | — |
| Mathematics | 2 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | UTC Reading | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 154 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 67 | 754 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 23.20 | 37.73 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | D+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 18% | 36% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 54 | 81% | 31% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 48% | 5% |
| Physics | 23 | 34% | 12% |
| Business Studies | 14 | 21% | 13% |
| Biology | 12 | 18% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 16% | 17% |
| Further Mathematics | 10 | 15% | 5% |
| Psychology | 9 | 13% | 23% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 24% | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 12 | 18% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 8 | 12% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
Where UTC 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.