Farmor's School
| Farmor's School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1738 |
| Local authority | LEA |
| Department for Education URN | 137097 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Matthew Evans |
| Enrollment | 1,044 |
| Website | www |
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.
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 supported 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In 2013, the school was awarded a grant totalling nearly £1 million 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Felix de Giles - jockey
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Farmor's School - Ofsted". Ofsted. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "THE ELIZABETH FARMOR TRUST :: OpenCharities".
- ^ a b c d "Fairford | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Summerson, Henry; Curthoys, M. C. (2006). "Jane Mico (in Mico, Sir Samuel (d. 1666), merchant and benefactor)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96271. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 9 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Morris, Steven (7 October 2020). "Woman sacked over LGBTQ+ education comments loses tribunal case". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Student Work from England". Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ OFSTED REPORT http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/115728
- ^ "Academy Schools in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire". Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "NEW - Sixth Form Centre". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "New grant for 6th form centre at Farmor's School - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard". www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk. 18 April 2013.
