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Admissions Information

How to apply for a Year 7 place at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School:

Parents must apply for a place at BHF via their Local Authority. In September, Local Authorities such as Reading LA, West Berkshire or Wokingham, invite residents with children in Year 6 to make applications for the schools of their preferred choices for secondary school. Applications close on October 31st. The co-ordination between LA's then occurs in order to place applicants into schools and the applicants are informed of which school they have been allocated to on or about March 1st. For BHF, although not compulsory, we ask that parents applying complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) so that the correct ranking according to our Admission Policy can take place by the Governing Body. The deadline for submission of SIFs, for admission in September 2025, is 31st December 2024.

How to apply for an In Year Transfer to Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School:

Parents must apply for a place at BHF via the Local Authority, Reading LA/Brighter Futures for Children: https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/for-parents-carers/schools/in-year/.

Although not compulsory, we ask that parents applying complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) so that the correct ranking according to our Admission Policy can take place by the Governing Body.

Admissions Appeal Procedure:

If your child is not offered a place at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, you have a right to appeal against this decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. To submit your appeal online and to obtain full guidance for making an appeal follow the link to the Local Authority website for Reading Borough Council: www.reading.gov.uk/children-and-education/schools/schoolappeals/.

The deadline to submit an appeal for Year 7 in September is 30th March, appeal hearings will be heard during May and June. 

Appeals should be submitted via the online appeal form or sent to:

Clerk to the Appeals Panel
Committee Services
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices
Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU

The Governing Body of Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School has determined its Year 7 and Sixth Form admissions arrangements and Supplementary Information Forms for 2024 - 2025 after giving due consideration to comments received regarding the Admissions policy and Supplementary Information Form during the consultation period. A link to these documents is below. If you consider that they are not in compliance with the Schools Admissions Code or the law relating to admissions, you may forward comments to the Schools Adjudicator. Details of how to object can be found on the Office of the Schools Adjudicator website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-schools-adjudicator.

Reading Borough Council's Admissions page can be accessed via:  https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/schools/admissions/secondary/

Year 7 September 2024

  • The deadline for submitting secondary appeals is: 30th March 2024.

  • The web page parents should go to for submitting their appeal online and for information on the appeals process is: http://www.reading.gov.uk/schoolappeals

Admissions Appeal Procedure

  • If your child is not offered a place at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, you have a right to appeal against this decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. To submit your appeal online and to obtain full guidance for making an appeal follow the link to the Local Authority website for Reading Borough Council: http://www.reading.gov.uk/schoolappeals.

  • Appeals should be submitted via the online appeal form or sent to:

Clerk to the Appeals Panel
Committee Services
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices
Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU

 

The Governing Body of Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School has determined its Year 7 and Sixth Form admissions arrangements and Supplementary Information Forms for 2025 - 2026 after giving due consideration to comments received regarding the Admissions policy and Supplementary Information Form during the consultation period 6th December 2023 - 19th January 2024. A link to these documents is below. If you consider that they are not in compliance with the Schools Admissions Code or the law relating to admissions, you may forward comments to the Schools Adjudicator. Details of how object can be found on the Office of the Schools Adjudicator website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-schools-adjudicator.

Reading Borough Council's Admissions page can be accessed via https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/schools/admissions/secondary/.

Year 7 September 2025

The deadline for submitting secondary appeals is 30th March 2025.
The web page parents should go to for submitting their appeal online and for information on the appeals process is: http://www.reading.gov.uk/schoolappeals

Admissions Appeal Procedure

If your child is not offered a place at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, you have a right to appeal against this decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. To submit your appeal online and to obtain full guidance for making an appeal follow the link to the Local Authority website for Reading Borough Council: http://www.reading.gov.uk/schoolappeals.
Appeals should be submitted via the online appeal form or sent to:


Clerk to the Appeals Panel
Committee Services
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices
Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU

 

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