William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

State-Funded School

william-farr-cofe-comprehensive-school-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

GainsboroughConstituency

LN2 3JBPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,488 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.04

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,488

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,488
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Mar 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.