Faringdon Community College is an 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school on the edge of
Faringdon, a market town in
Oxfordshire
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, England. The college has a
specialist status in
Engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...
.
Tollington Secondary Modern School moved to the present site in Fernham Road in 1962, and was renamed Faringdon Community College in 2003. In 2012 it became part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools along with Faringdon Infant School and Faringdon Junior School.
References
[Hughes, Pete]
"Population growth brings major changes to schools in Faringdon"
. ''The Oxford Times'', 29 August 2013.
External links
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Academies in Oxfordshire
Secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Faringdon
Specialist engineering colleges in England
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