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Faringdon Community College - 2026/27 - Secondary
Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2026 (places allocated on 2nd March 2026) Admission Number : 270
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 240
First Preferences requested 170
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 170 offered (100%)
Second Preferences requested 38
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 6
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 6 offered (100%)
Third Preferences requested 21
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 1
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 1 offered (100%)
Fourth Preferences requested 10
Fourth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 0
Fourth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Fifth Preferences requested 1
Fifth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 0
Fifth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Policy
The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion:
Schools within the Cambrian Learning Trust (CLT) are: Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School, Buckland Church of England Primary School, Charlton Primary School (Wantage), The Elms Primary School (Faringdon), Folly View Primary (Faringdon), John Blandy Primary School (Southmoor), Longcot & Fernham Church of England Primary School, Millbrook Primary School (Grove), St James Church of England Primary School (Hanney), St Johns CofE Academy (Grove), St Nicholas CofE Primary School (East Challow), Shrivenham Church of England School, Thameside Primary School (Abingdon) Wantage Church of England Primary School and Watchfield Primary School
Places Offered
Criterion Number of Places
Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school 5
1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted 0
2. Children who attend a school within the CLT with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending Faringdon Community College at the time of entry 55
3. Children who attend a school within CLT without a sibling on roll at the time of application at the time of application 64
4. Children who attend Associate schools to the CLT (Associate schools being Ashbury, Longworth, Shellingford and Uffington) 22
5. Children who do not attend a school within the CLT who have a brother or sister on roll at Faringdon Community College, at the time of application and will still be attending FCC at the time of entry 13
6. All other children 18
School with places remaining not offered to other children 2
Total 179
Last Place Offered
School with places remaining not offered to other children 6.817 miles
Home to school distances measured using Straight Line Distance
Summary
Number of places available 91