Compare Faringdon Community College and King Alfred's and UTC Oxfordshire
Comparison of secondary schools: Faringdon Community College (Secondary) in Faringdon; King Alfred's (Secondary) in Wantage; UTC Oxfordshire (Secondary) in Didcot — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Faringdon Community College, King Alfred's and UTC Oxfordshire. They are secondary phase and academy converter and university technical college type located around Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Wantage, Oxfordshire and Didcot, Oxfordshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Faringdon Community College), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Faringdon Community College (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,150, combined total ≈ 3,500, typical FSM 20–25%, range 15–20%–25–30%; spread across trusts such as CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST, VALE ACADEMY TRUST and Activate Learning Education Trust.
| Attribute |
Faringdon Community College
SN7 7LB
|
King Alfred's
OX12 9BY
|
UTC Oxfordshire
OX11 6BZ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • University technical college |
| Location |
Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7LB |
Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BY |
Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 6BZ |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 20 Jun 2024 | 2 5 May 2022 | 2 31 Jan 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,750 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1550 | 2205 | 600 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | |
| Trust / Local authority | CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST | VALE ACADEMY TRUST | Activate Learning Education Trust |
| Website | www.fccoxon.co.uk | www.kaacademy.org | www.utcoxfordshire.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01367240375 | 01235225700 | 01235391587 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7LB - Ofsted
- 2 20 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.fccoxon.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01367240375
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 9BY - Ofsted
- 2 5 May 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,750 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.kaacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01235225700
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • University technical college
- Location
- Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 6BZ - Ofsted
- 2 31 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 300 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Activate Learning Education Trust
- Website
- www.utcoxfordshire.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01235391587
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