Schools in Faringdon
Faringdon is a Vale of White Horse market town in Oxfordshire with 8 schools — 7 primaries and Faringdon Community College as the secondary. Five schools have a Church of England character, and faith admissions criteria apply at each. One school is currently oversubscribed, with an average fill rate of 92% across the area.
Faringdon Community College serves pupils from the town and surrounding rural villages within its designated catchment. Oxfordshire County Council coordinates admissions for all maintained schools in the area. Two schools have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. The high proportion of faith primaries means many families in the Faringdon area should prepare a Supplementary Information Form as part of their application.
Use the catchment finder to check which school serves your specific postcode. Villages surrounding Faringdon may fall within rural catchments that extend beyond the town boundary — check the school-specific catchment maps published by Oxfordshire before applying.
Primary schools in Faringdon: 1 oversubscribed (7)
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Faringdon · SN7 8LH
Uffington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Faringdon · SN7 7RA
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Faringdon · SN7 7QA
Folly View Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Faringdon · SN7 7XE
The Elms Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Faringdon · SN7 7HZ
Buckland Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Faringdon · SN7 8RB
Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Faringdon · SN7 7SY
Secondary Schools in Faringdon (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Faringdon are set by Oxfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.