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WILLIAM FARR CE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
William Farr School Web Site
OFSTED REPORT
William Farr Church
of England
Comprehensive School
Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Group 7 11 – 18 NOR 1528
Tel: 01673 866900
Fax: 01673 862660
E-mail: wfarr@williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk
Admissions Appeals Panel Members
Do you like to make a difference? Do you consider yourself fair and impartial? If you think this describes you, the
school is seeking volunteers to sit as Panel Members to hear its admission appeals.
This successful school is currently oversubscribed in most year groups. Those making unsuccessful applications for
places in the school have a right of appeal to an independent panel. Panels are totally independent of the school and made
up of a variety of people. The panels consist of 3 or 5 members and sit several times a year during term time, normally between
2pm and 5pm.
Members act in a voluntary capacity and hear individual cases. Full training will be provided.
No previous experience is necessary. Appointments are made by the Governing Body and allowances for panel members are
payable in certain circumstances.
Application forms and further information can be obtained from the Clerk to the Governing Body at the above address.
The William Farr School is considered to be one of the best Comprehensives
in the County if not the Country. Although the School has a Welton Address it is in fact in the parish of Dunholme. William
Farr Church of England School is a mixed comprehensive of 1400+ pupils aged between the ages of 11 and 18, with 91 teaching
staff and 50+ support staff. The school is situated on a 35-acre site on the edge of the village of Welton, and is 6 miles
to the north of the Cathedral City of Lincoln. It is anticipated that the school will grow to 1520 pupils by September 2006.
The school was founded in 1952 to house the senior section of the village 5-14 school in buildings on land
purchased from the RAF by the Rev William Farr, the local Rector. When William Farr died in 1955, the school was named in
his memory. It developed as a secondary modern school for pupils aged 11-15, and in 1960 new accommodation was built to replace
the old wartime buildings. In the early 1970's further buildings were added to cope with the raising of the school leaving
age and a change to comprehensive status, when the school status also changed from aided to controlled. Pupil numbers continued
to rise from the original 250 as the school's reputation developed and further new buildings, including the sports hall,
were completed in 1978. In September 1992 William Farr became a Grant Maintained school and, during those six years, the responsibilities
of self-management resulted in many changes, to the advantage of both pupils and staff, including the introduction of a sixth
form in 1995. From 1st September 1999 the school adopted Foundation status and became a Technology College in September
2000, a Beacon School in September 2002, and a Leading Edge Partnership School in September 2003. The school now
serves a wide rural area in the West Lindsey district, including the larger villages of Welton, Dunholme, Scothern, Sudbrooke,
Nettleham and RAF Scampton. In addition, a large number of pupils come from outside the immediate area, from the ‘cliff
villages’ to the west, and as far as the northern part of the city. The school is consistently oversubscribed. We are
well aware of the responsibility that the school's reputation and popularity places on us in meeting the expectations
of parents and pupils. There are now 10 principal buildings on site which house
the teaching accommodation, and these are divided into suites according to subjects. In 1988 a considerable building programme
provided new Design and Technology facilities, PE changing facilities, a completely refurbished sports hall and new Science
laboratory. Additional building coincided with the change to grant maintained status and a £350,000 project to provide
increased Mathematics, Science, Computer and Music facilities was completed in July 1994. In order to address the pressure
for extra places, a further £450,000 building programme to house the Geography and History departments was completed
in September and was formally opened by Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip when they visited the school on 11th October
1996. A major £500,000+ investment in information technology, resources and technical support has continued
to develop and the whole school network went on-line during January 1997. The school’s ICT facilities have been extended
and enhanced since then, most recently following the adoption of Technology College status and a £300,000 upgrade. A
£750,000 building project was completed in summer 2000, providing two more Advanced Science laboratories, a Drama studio,
two Business Studies/ICT rooms and five general classrooms A further development of over £1,300,000 was completed
in November 2003, to include a new gymnasium, two additional laboratories, six classrooms, a ninth ICT room, complete refurbishment
of Textiles and Food Technology, a ‘quiet’ room/chapel (funded by the Diocese), and offices and services. This
was opened by HRH Prince Edward in April 2004 In 1996 Humanities and
SEN facilities were opened by Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Philip on the same day that Associate School Status was
awarded by the new University of Lincoln A further £4,000,000
development is planned for completion by 2005/6, to include a ‘state of the art’ Performing Arts facility and
the removal of all remaining ‘mobile’ classrooms. The Reverend William Farr would be very pleased with his original
investment of £600
THE FRIENDS OF WILLIAM FARR SCHOOL
With many of our bigger fundraising events behind us, the committee are starting to plan for the next academic year. For
the friends of William Farr School to continue, we are in desperate need of new committee members. It is not a huge commitment,
with only six meetings a year and supporting the school events with a refreshment service as required. Additional events can
be planned in according to skills/time/opportunity etc. And new ideas are always welcome!
Forthcoming events include : 9/10th July, ‘As You Like It’ , provision
of refreshments.
Friday 1st October, Quiz Night,
Wills Diner.
4th October, AGM, Training Room.
7th October, Piano Concert, provision of refreshments.
Saturday 20th October, Ceilidh, featuring Ploughmans
Bunch, Main Hall.
The pupils of William Farr School continue
to benefit from funds raised by our small committee. We only hope this can continue in the future.
Contact, A Faisey 01673863492
AREA COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Set in the Annex of the Dunholme Old School it provides education and
training for all in the community but primarily adults who wish to improve there personal or work place skills. Area Community Education
& Training
COMPUTER
CLASSES FOR Autum TERM 2010
Computer courses will again be offered in the summer of 2010 at the Area
Community Education and Training Centre at the Old School Dunholme.
The classes will start the week beginning Monday
20th September 2010. The courses will be of twelve weeks duration. The cost of each course will be £52 for
the twelve weeks
The courses are: -
D201-3 Tuesday - Beginners - 9.30am to 11.30am; Starting Tuesday
21st Sepember 22010
D402-3 Thursday - Beginners -12.30pm to 2.30pm; Starting Thursday 23rd September 2010
Beginners: These courses will be open to every one of any age, gender or ability and to ensure
personal attention from the tutor no more then eight places will be offered for each class. The beginner's course covers
using a word processor (Microsoft Word) and the use of all the menus and pictographic tools. Then learning how to write, save
and print letters, creating posters and leaflets. You will also be using a scanner and editing of photos, surfing the Internet
and emailing with attachments.
D403-3 Thursday - Beyond the Basics: 7.00pm to 9.pm; Starting Thursday 23rd September
2010
Beyond the Basics: - An element of computer knowledge is required for this course and to ensure
personal attention from the tutor no more then eight places will be offered for each class.
On this course more
emphasis will be on using the computer to make the running of your organisation easier i.e. using Microsoft Word to create
letterheads, forms, flyers, posters, leaflets and newsletters as well as using Microsoft Excel for accounts. Also covered
are animated presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and the techniques of photo editing.
All those currently attending
the spring courses will be given preference but because of our increased capacity there will be places available for
those wishing to join. A leaflet with a booking form will be available in your local library from the beginning of December
or by contacting me at the address below.
John Ritchie ACET, Dunholme Old School, 8 Market Rasen Road, Dunholme,
LN2 3QR
T: 01673 861172, j.ritchie@dunholmelincs.wanadoo.co.uk
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