William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

Secondary Academy Lincoln 📅 Term dates 2025–2026 🏅 Ofsted: Good 📊 Attainment 8: 50.8

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is a mixed secondary academy in Lincoln, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 1,488 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 24 October 2025 to 22 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for William Farr CofE Comprehensive School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 19 Oct 2022 · Published 5 Dec 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for William Farr CofE Comprehensive School.

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Inset Day
  • 4 Year 7 only
  • 5 All students apart from Y12
  • 8 All students
  • 26 Inset Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Last Day of Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 First Day of Term
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Last Day of Term
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Inset Day
  • 6 First Day of Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Last Day of Term
  • 23 First Day of Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 Last Day of Term
  • 3–17 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 20 Inset Day
  • 21 First Day of Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 May Bank Holiday
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 Last Day of Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 First Day of Term
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22 Last Day of Term
  • 23–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
  • Year 7 only Sep 4, 2025 Event
  • All students apart from Y12 Sep 5, 2025 Event
  • All students Sep 8, 2025 Event
  • Inset Day Sep 26, 2025 Inset Day
  • Last Day of Term Oct 24, 2025 Term
  • First Day of Term Nov 3, 2025 Term
  • Last Day of Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • First Day of Term Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Last Day of Term Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • First Day of Term Feb 23, 2026 Term
  • Last Day of Term Apr 2, 2026 Term
  • Inset Day Apr 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • First Day of Term Apr 21, 2026 Term
  • May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Last Day of Term May 22, 2026 Term
  • First Day of Term Jun 1, 2026 Term
  • Last Day of Term Jul 22, 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 3, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 23, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
50.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 22%
52.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 24%
37.63 A level average score England 35 Top 27%
17.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare William Farr CofE Comprehensive School with Lincolnshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 50.8
Lincolnshire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 +4.7 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 52.9%
Lincolnshire County Council 41.9% England 45.4% +7.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 40.2
Lincolnshire County Council 33.8 England 34.9 +5.3 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12.9
Lincolnshire County Council 15.4 England 15.5 -2.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 17.5%
Lincolnshire County Council 26.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 240
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.63 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 37.63
Lincolnshire County Council 34.44 England 35 +2.6 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 128
Attendance 17.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 17.6%
Lincolnshire County Council 17.7% England 17.8% in line with England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.1%
Lincolnshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% +0.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 95%
Lincolnshire County Council 92% England 92% +3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 88%
Lincolnshire County Council 84% England 83% +5 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 95% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 95%
Lincolnshire County Council 82% England 79% +16 vs England
Went to higher education 65%
Lincolnshire County Council 39% England 37% +28 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for William Farr CofE Comprehensive School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to William Farr CofE Comprehensive School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.