William Farr School
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William Farr Church of England Comprehensive School, generally known as William Farr School or just William Farr (Will Farr by the students today), is a Church of England comprehensive school for 11 - 18 year olds, located in the village of Welton, close to Dunholme, and near Lincoln in the county of Lincolnshire, England.
[edit] History
It was opened as a secondary modern in 1952 on the site of RAF Dunholme Lodge, a WW2 bomber station, which had been bought for £600 in 1946 by William Farr, the vicar of Welton. The school was named after him when he died in 1955. The old former wartime buildings were replaced in 1960; the sports hall built in 1978; and the sixth form was added in 1995. It acquired comprehensive status in 1972, and Grant Maintained status in 1992. This latter scheme was later abolished by the Labour government, and in 2000 William Farr signed up for the latest education initiative, Technology College status. It is also an associate school of the University of Lincoln, and even persuaded HM Queen Elizabeth II, who visited Lincoln to open the University, to fill a gap in her schedule by opening a new Humanities building at the school. Current Headteacher = Paul Strong. Among its alumni is Jan Powell, a former racing driver.
They are currently building a new Reception Area - February 2008
There are 10 differerent buildings, each based around a subject. All of them are named after a famous person: Arkwright-D&T, Banks-Geography and History, Curie-Modern Foreign Languages, Darwin-Science and English, Escher-Art and Photography, Fibonacci-Science and Maths, Gallileo-Maths, Halley-R.E, Irvine-Performing Arts, Wolfson-Science and English
In 2001, William Farr achieved the distinction of having the best comprehensive school A-level results in England. In 2006, William Farr received an "Outstanding" award in every category in an OFSTED inspection, the best in the country.
The Guardian (17 August 2007) shows William Farr as the 14th best performing comprehensive school in the UK in the 2007 A-level results.
[edit] School aim
In its foundation document the school states its aims as follows:
"The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils."
The school motto, emblazoned on the badge on the uniform, reads "Striving for excellence" ' '
