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Academy converter · sixth form · 837 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.8
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,488of 1,496 places
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 240
- Ofsted
- Good, 19 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: William Farr CofE Comprehensive School (URN 120711, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 at William Farr CofE Comprehensive School in 2023, 53% stayed on in William Farr CofE Comprehensive School’s own sixth form (Lincolnshire average 40%), 33% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 121 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Lincolnshire 39%, England 37%), and 36% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lincolnshire, with 53% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lincolnshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 236 | 8,198 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 53% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 33% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 121 | 6,057 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 36% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 23% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 8% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.2 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.1 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 237 | 99% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 237 | 99% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 85% |
| English Literature | 236 | 98% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 75% |
| Religious Studies | 232 | 97% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 205 | 85% | 65% | 17% | 9% | 67% |
| History | 103 | 43% | 41% | 45% | 26% | 84% |
| Geography | 76 | 32% | 41% | 45% | 25% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 70 | 29% | 11% | 43% | 23% | 83% |
| Photography | 54 | 23% | 6% | 56% | 19% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 50 | 21% | 11% | 26% | 24% | 78% |
| Fine Art | 50 | 21% | 9% | 38% | 28% | 80% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 42 | 18% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 79% |
| Graphic Communication | 40 | 17% | 1% | 48% | 23% | 88% |
| Physics | 29 | 12% | 23% | 31% | 46% | 83% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 12% | 23% | 41% | 47% | 86% |
| Biology | 29 | 12% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 11% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 81% |
| Drama | 25 | 10% | 7% | 12% | 27% | 68% |
| Business Studies | 25 | 10% | 18% | 28% | 20% | 88% |
| Music | 20 | 8% | 5% | 20% | 33% | 90% |
| French | 16 | 7% | 18% | 56% | 29% | 94% |
| Spanish | 10 | 4% | 19% | 50% | 27% | 100% |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Media Studies | 1 | 0% | 4% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 18 | 14% | — |
| Small Business Management | 16 | 13% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 12 | 9% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 3 | 2% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 245 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 128 | 2,919 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.63 | 34.44 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 30% | 23% |
| Biology | 36 | 28% | 20% |
| History | 29 | 23% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 29 | 23% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 21 | 16% | 13% |
| Sociology | 20 | 16% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 15% | 17% |
| Geography | 19 | 15% | 10% |
| Politics | 19 | 15% | 6% |
| Photography | 15 | 12% | 3% |
| Film Studies | 14 | 11% | 2% |
| English Literature | 13 | 10% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 10% | 4% |
| English Language and Literature | 12 | 9% | 2% |
| Fine Art | 10 | 8% | 3% |
| Drama | 10 | 8% | 2% |
| Physics | 9 | 7% | 12% |
| Graphic Communication | 9 | 7% | 2% |
| Music | 8 | 6% | 0% |
| Product Design | 7 | 5% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 5% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 5% | 5% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| D and T Engineering | — | — | 0% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 115 | 90% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.