William Farr CofE Comprehensive School, Lincoln

From the headteacher's welcome: "William Farr, the local vicar, purchased the site of the former RAF Dunholme Lodge with the vision of establishing a school for the surrounding communities and he would, I am sure, be proud of the school and what it has become since its founding in 1952, and now providing a rounded and rich education for more than 1,500 students."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, badminton, drama, choir, orchestra, chess, Lego, STEM and photography.

In 2026, pupils at William Farr CofE Comprehensive School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.43: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.2, against 50.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 269 families put William Farr CofE Comprehensive School as their first choice and 509 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 49 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to William Farr CofE Comprehensive School are The Priory Pembroke Academy (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); Lincoln Castle Academy (4.5 miles, Attainment 8 40); Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (4.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8); and Lincoln UTC (5.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8).

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 107 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 67% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of William Farr CofE Comprehensive School.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Farr School Bus Park (in), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, William Farr CofE Comprehensive School issued 123 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to William Farr CofE Comprehensive School are Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (0.4 miles) and Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.