Best 3 Secondary schools in Vale of White Horse – comparison
Comparison of secondary schools: Faringdon Community College (Secondary) in Faringdon; UTC Oxfordshire (Secondary) in Didcot; King Alfred's (Secondary) in Wantage — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Faringdon Community College, UTC Oxfordshire and King Alfred's. They are secondary phase and academy converter and university technical college type located around Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Didcot, Oxfordshire and Wantage, 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, Activate Learning Education Trust and VALE ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Faringdon Community College
SN7 7LB
|
UTC Oxfordshire
OX11 6BZ
|
King Alfred's
OX12 9BY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • University technical college | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7LB |
Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 6BZ |
Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BY |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 20 Jun 2024 | 2 31 Jan 2024 | 2 5 May 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,750 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1550 | 600 | 2205 |
| 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 | Activate Learning Education Trust | VALE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.fccoxon.co.uk | www.utcoxfordshire.org.uk | www.kaacademy.org |
| Telephone | 01367240375 | 01235391587 | 01235225700 |
| 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 • 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
- 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
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