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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

Lincoln Road, Welton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN2 3JB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 19 October 2022). Last inspected 19 October 2022.

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1,479
Pupils
15.7%
Free school meals
1 January 2011
Opened

About this school

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire. The school has 1,479 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 19 October 2022). Last inspected 19 October 2022. The Headteacher is Grant Edgar. The school is administered by Lincolnshire local authority. It belongs to WILLIAM FARR CHURCH OF ENGLAND COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 January 2011.

School details

Headteacher
Grant Edgar
Trust
WILLIAM FARR CHURCH OF ENGLAND COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
URN
136415

Admissions

Applications for places at William Farr CofE Comprehensive School are handled by the school or the local authority (Lincolnshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

50.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.43
Progress 8 · 2023-24
53%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
76%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.04
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
8%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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