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Farnborough College of Technology

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationFarnboroughHampshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD-2024/25

Farnborough College of Technology is a further education in Farnborough for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Boundary Road, Farnborough, GU14 6SB01252 407008Ms Virginia Barrett principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,137 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD-18.3 points per entry
A level progress-0.31Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better5%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished81%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,1371,1831,1879621,7171,670
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry18.3124.3715.5322.3522.3323.85
Average A level gradeD-D+D-D+D+D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS24.0424.7115.2620.6922.5722.79
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects5%0%0%0%3%0%
A level progressA level value added-0.31+0.01-0.15-0.08
Applied general courses: points per entry26.1324.1724.4027.01
T levels: points per entry30.0829.6827.2628.09
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed81%60%78%82%88%93%

A level subjects

8 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology13Mathematics13Sociology12Biology10Chemistry8Law8Business Studies7Economics6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology13 entries · 0% A* or A · 85% passed
0%England 46%
Mathematics13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
15%England 60%
Sociology12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
33%England 49%
Biology10 entries · 10% A* or A · 90% passed
20%England 49%
Chemistry8 entries · 13% A* or A · 88% passed
13%England 53%
Law8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 40%
Business Studies7 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 47%
Economics6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 57%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hampshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,112 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training76%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 60%, compared with 79% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training38%England 72%
Top-third universities2%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship11%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 35% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training76%75%81%
Education22%21%31%
Apprenticeship11%12%12%3%
Work43%42%39%
Not in education, work or training17%18%15%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m19712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate58 per 1,000 people36% lower than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Rushmoor
Nearest bus stop110 mCollege of Technology, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior SchoolChurch of England780 m220Good 202238Compare
South Farnborough Junior SchoolCouncil790 m399No overall grade 202577Compare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic810 m250Good 202364Compare
Salesian CollegeIndependent830 m527Not inspectedCompare
South Farnborough Infant SchoolCouncil0.7 miles263No overall grade 202452Compare
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles102Good 2024Compare
Napier SchoolIndependent0.8 miles54Not inspectedCompare
Tower Hill Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles418No overall grade 202485Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Farnborough College of Technology a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Farnborough College of Technology yet.

How many pupils does Farnborough College of Technology have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Boundary Road, Farnborough, GU14 6SB
Telephone
01252 407008
Principal
Ms Virginia Barrett
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Knellwood
Constituency
Aldershot
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130689 · LAESTAB 8508002 · UKPRN 10002412

Where these figures come from