Farmor's School

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Farmor's School
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Farmor's School
Leafield Road, Fairford, Gloucestershire
GL7 4JQ, England
Information
Type Academy
Established1738
Local authorityLEA
Department for Education URN 137097 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherMatthew Evans
Enrollment1,044
Website www.farmors.gloucs.sch.uk

Farmor's School is a secondary school with academy status in Fairford, Gloucestershire. Including the Sixth Form, the school currently has about 1,000 students on roll.

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After receiving an inspection from Ofsted in 2017, the school was given a 'Requires Improvement' classification. The 6th Form also received the same classification. [1]

The school is aided by the Elizabeth Farmor Trust, founded in 2008. The trust assists the school by "advancing the education of the pupils at the school". [2] For example, in 2011, the trust helped fund new computer hardware for the school.

History

The school was founded in 1738, using a gift of £500 by Miss Mary Barker and a bequest of £1,000 by Miss Elizabeth Farmor. [3] The original site of the school was next to St Mary's Church on the High Street - the current location of the Community Centre. When it first opened, the school was called Fairford Free School and accepted 60 boys aged 5–12 from the town of Fairford. [3] In 1817, children from outside Fairford were admitted, but had to pay fees, and the school began to accept girls in a separate section of the school and hired a mistress to teach them. [3] The master of the school in 1866 was dismissed on grounds of neglect. [3] In 1877 the school benefited when a charity set up 200 years before by Jane Mico for apprentices in Fairford was merged into the school. [4]

The school's name in 1904 was Farmor's Endowed School, and it became co-educational in 1922, and the sections were combined under a single headmaster. It moved to its current location in 1961, and became an 11 to 18 Comprehensive School in 1966. [5]

In 2020, the school was taken to court over unfair dismissal of a member of staff, who shared posts on social media against LGBT+ inclusive education, in Higgs v Farmor's School. [6]

Specialist School

In 2004 the School became a Business and Enterprise Specialist School. In 2007 the school was named a High Performing Specialist School and as a result of this it became a Science Specialist School. [7] In 2013 the school's rating was downgraded from its previous 'Outstanding' in to 'Good' by Ofsted. [8] A more recent inspection in 2017 again downgraded the schools Ofsted rating from 'Good' to 'Requires Improvement'. [1]

Academy Conversion

In August 2011 the school, after a consultation, applied for and gained Academy status. The move came at a time when many schools across the county were converting. [9]

Academies Capital Maintenance Fund

In 2013, the school was awarded a grant totalling nearly £1 million pounds by the Academies Capital Maintenance fund. The grants were used to complete the schools flat roof repairs and build a new sixth form learning centre. The existing sixth form was re-decorated during the construction of the new extension, which was completed in 2014. [10] [11]

Exam results

In 2012, 79% of GCSE students achieved 5 or more A* to C grades. At A-level, 81% received A* to C Grades.

In 2013, both GCSE and A-level results rose in comparison with the previous year, with 89.5% of GCSE students achieving 5 or more A* to C grades. At A-level, 85% received A* to C Grades.[ citation needed ]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. 1 2 "Farmor's School - Ofsted". Ofsted. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "THE ELIZABETH FARMOR TRUST :: OpenCharities".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Fairford | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jane Mico (in Mico, Sir Samuel (d. 1666), merchant and benefactor)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96271 . Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Morris, Steven (7 October 2020). "Woman sacked over LGBTQ+ education comments loses tribunal case". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Student Work from England". Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  8. ↑ OFSTED REPORT http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/115728
  9. ↑ "Academy Schools in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire". Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "NEW - Sixth Form Centre". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "New grant for 6th form centre at Farmor's School - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard". www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk.

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