Farnborough Hill
Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 8AT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head
- Mrs Maria Young
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 475
- URN
- 116517
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252545197
About this school
Farnborough Hill is a Roman Catholic girls' independent school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 475 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Farnborough Hill under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Farnborough Hill has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1923, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 116 | 91 | 103 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.8 | 68.3 | 63.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 84% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 96.7% | 90.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 49.5% | 37.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Farnborough Hill has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66.8 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 68.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 555 |
| 2023/24 | 527 |
| 2024/25 | 502 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 131
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henry Tyndale School0.3 miles
Special schools · Farnborough
-
Samuel Cody School0.7 miles
Special schools · Farnborough
-
Salesian College1.5 miles
Independent schools · Farnborough
-
Hawley Woods School1.8 miles
Special schools · Camberley
-
Napier School1.8 miles
Special schools · Farnborough
Other schools in Farnborough
- Salesian College Independent schools
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Infant School Primary
- Cove Junior School Primary
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Primary
- Grange Community Junior School Primary
- Guillemont Junior School Primary
- Manor Infant School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Pinewood Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Farnborough Hill teach?
- Farnborough Hill teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Farnborough.
- Who is the head of Farnborough Hill?
- The head of Farnborough Hill is Mrs Maria Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farnborough Hill been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Farnborough Hill under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Farnborough Hill?
- Farnborough Hill has 475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Farnborough Hill full?
- Farnborough Hill has capacity for 650 pupils and 475 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Farnborough Hill a faith school?
- Yes. Farnborough Hill is designated Roman Catholic.
- How have Farnborough Hill's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.8 in 2022/23 and 63.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Farnborough Hill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farnborough Hill's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.