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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

William Farr CofE Comprehensive School

Academy converter secondary school in Lincoln (Lincolnshire).

Attainment 8
49.1
▲ 2.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
51.9%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.2
▲ 1.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
16.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.0%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
1,488 / 1,496 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

On behalf of the staff, students and governors, I extend a very warm welcome to our school. William Farr is a fully inclusive, Church of England comprehensive school with a strong reputation and rich local history. The school was founded in 1952 by the local vicar, William Farr, after whom the school is named, and whose intent was that it remained a local school.

Our Christian distinctiveness is at the heart of our ethos and values. Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 22 January 2026, 6-8pm. Joining students are welcome from 5.15pm.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Students
  • All Years - Computer Club
  • KS3 Music Young Voices
  • All Years - Music Tech Club
  • All Years - Warhammer Club
  • KS4/KS5 Graphics Support
  • KS5 - Maths Drop-in Support
  • All Years - Music Mini Band
  • All Years - LGBT+ Space
  • All Years - Chess Club
  • PE - GCSE/SS Catch up Club
  • KS4/5 D T - NEA Support
  • KS3 Science Club
  • All Years - Music - Orchestra
  • All Years - Feminism Club
  • All Years - Lego Club

and 10 more

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • ArtsmarkArts and culture
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
136415
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Gainsborough
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (22 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

21 governors are linked to a profile (20 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Miss Kayleigh HarphamChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mr Shaun David Caig Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Sarah Bell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Nathan George Vear Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Revd Lynne Hawkins Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2025 · until 2029
Mr Christopher Higham Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2024 · until 2028
Mr David William Subden Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Mr David William Subden Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2024 · until 2028
Ms Heather Payne Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Grant Edgar Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mr Grant Edgar Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Lynsey NorrisMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Canon Jeffrey Heskins Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mr Philip Betts Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Joanne Fothergill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Dawn Lindsey Cooper Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2028
Mrs Dawn Lindsay Cooper Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2028
Mrs Dawn Cooper Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Ms Helen Molloy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Pamela Margaret Watson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2020 · until 2028
Mr Timothy Smith (likely)MemberTrust membersAppointed by trusteessince 2020
Mr Benjamin Simon Hazzledine Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2015
Mrs Anne Marie Bray FormerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2024 · term ended 2026
Ms Claire Louise Glasby Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Marcus Wallace Flindall Brittain Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Helen Brittain Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record