SchoolsGPT
Home › Nearby areas › Faringdon

Grammar schools in Faringdon

There are no grammar schools in Faringdon.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Oxfordshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Faringdon admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Kendrick School, about 28.8 miles away in Reading. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Faringdon

Straight-line distance from the centre of Faringdon — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Kendrick School Reading 28.8 miles Girls Outstanding
Reading School Reading 29.2 miles Boys Outstanding
Stroud High School Stroud 29.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Marling School Stroud 29.8 miles Boys Not judged
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham 30.0 miles Mixed Outstanding
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 31.9 miles Boys —

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Kendrick School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after child or previously looked after child (lower qualifying score, 5 marks below standard threshold) (published source)
  2. In receipt of Pupil/Service Premium on 31 Aug, permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score) (published source)
  3. Up to 75% of places (96 of 128): permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank order of score (published source)

Reading School — 2026 entry

  1. Category 1: (Previously) Looked After Children, with a score up to 5 marks below the eligible score (published source)
  2. Category 2: Pupil or Service Premium children living within the catchment area, score up to 5 marks below eligible score (published source)
  3. Category 3: Children within the catchment area with a demonstrated significant social or welfare need (written professional evidence required) (published source)

Stroud High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who achieve the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium (at time of test) who achieve the required standard (published source)
  3. All other qualifying candidates, by rank order of entrance test score (published source)

Marling School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who have met the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium candidates (registered for free school meals in the 6 years before test day) who met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Other candidates who met the qualifying standard, in test rank order (published source)

Pate's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Up to 15 Priority Places, filled in order: (I) Pupil Premium + Appendix-1 postcode, (II) Pupil Premium + Cheltenham Borough, (III) Appendix-1 postcode, (IV) Pupil Premium + Appendix-3 postcode, (V) all other Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Non-Priority Places (Local): qualifying candidates in Gloucestershire or an Appendix-3 postcode, by rank order, until categories 1-3 total 105 places (published source)

Sir Thomas Rich's School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Boys registered for Pupil Premium who met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Other qualifying boys, in test rank order (published source)

Schools in Faringdon

Faringdon has 8 open schools. Browse all Faringdon schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

Have a specific question about admissions, scores or dates?

Ask SchoolsGPT