William Farr School

What William Farr School does

William Farr C of E Comprehensive School is a state-funded Church of England secondary school located on Lincoln Road in Welton, Lincolnshire, England. Founded in 1952 by local vicar William Farr, the school provides education for pupils aged 11 to 18 across Key Stages 3–4 and a Sixth Form, delivering GCSE programmes across approximately 15 subject areas and A Level/BTEC programmes across 25+ subjects. The school is a voluntary aided institution overseen by the Diocese of Lincolnshire, with admissions administered through the local authority and a designated catchment area.

The school operates a digital ecosystem built entirely on third-party SaaS platforms: Firefly Cloud serves as the Virtual Learning Environment, Microsoft 365 for staff and student productivity, Bromcom as the Management Information System, My Child At School (MCAS) for parent engagement, ParentPay for cashless catering and payments, Xello for careers and work experience, Sparx Maths for adaptive mathematics practice, and Kerboodle for digital curriculum resources. Design Technology and Digital Media courses additionally use Autodesk, Circuit Wizard, and Adobe Creative Suite. No proprietary software, API, or developer platform is offered externally.

Revenue is derived primarily from per-pupil state education funding via the local authority formula, supplemented by Pupil Premium and SEND grants, plus ancillary income from facilities hire and catering services. There are no tuition fees. The go-to-market is community-driven: prospective families are acquired through open evenings (including the Sixth Form Open Evening), word-of-mouth referrals, the school website, and social media channels (X, Facebook, Instagram), with a downloadable prospectus serving as the primary mid-funnel collateral.

Name

William Farr School

Legal name

William Farr C of E Comprehensive School

Website

https://williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

William Farr C of E Comprehensive School is a state-funded Church of England secondary school in Welton, Lincolnshire, serving pupils aged 11–18 with GCSEs, A Levels, and BTECs, funded by UK per-pupil grants and overseen by the Diocese of Lincolnshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Welton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a maintained Church of England comprehensive school, William Farr receives government funding through local authority funding formulas for educating students aged 11-18. Revenue is derived from per-pupil funding, additional grants (Pupil Premium, SEND funding), and school-generated income from facilities hire and catering services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

William Farr School is a Church of England comprehensive school delivering secondary education for students aged 11-18 in Welton, Lincolnshire. The school offers GCSE programmes across roughly 15 subject areas and A Level/BTEC courses across more than 25 subjects, supported by a Sixth Form with pathways to university and apprenticeships. It operates a digital ecosystem that integrates Firefly Cloud VLE, My Child At School (MCAS), ParentPay cashless catering, Microsoft 365, Bromcom MIS, and curriculum platforms (Sparx Maths, Kerboodle, Xello) to support teaching, learning, and family engagement.

Product overview

William Farr C of E Comprehensive School is a Church of England secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme from Key Stage 3 through to Sixth Form. The school provides a digital ecosystem comprising the school website and portal as the primary information hub, with integrated VLE (Firefly Cloud), parent communication (My Child At School/MCAS), and cashless catering (ParentPay) platforms. Academically, the school offers GCSE courses across approximately 15 subject areas and A Level courses across over 25 subjects including Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Arts, Business, and Technology. The Sixth Form provides post-16 education with pathways to higher education, apprenticeships, and employment, supported by career guidance services including the Xello platform for career planning and work experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GCSE Courses General Certificate of Secondary Education programmes offered in subjects including English, Mathematics, Science (Combined and Triple), Languages (French, Spanish), Humanities (Geography, History, Religious Studies), Arts (Art, Photography, Music, Drama), Technology (Design and Technology, Food Preparation), Business, Computer Science, and Physical Education for students aged 14-16.
• A Level Courses Advanced Level qualification programmes offered in over 25 subjects including Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Humanities (History, Geography, Politics, Religious Studies, Sociology), Languages (French, Spanish), Arts (Art, Photography, Music, Drama, Graphic Communication, Textiles), Business, Computer Science, Criminology, Health and Social Care, Digital Media, Travel and Tourism, Film Studies, English, and Extended Project Qualification.
• Sixth Form Post-16 education provision offering A Levels, BTEC qualifications, and Applied Diplomas with specialist teaching, enrichment activities, and pathways to university or apprenticeships for students aged 16-18.
• Careers and Work Experience Programme Career guidance, work experience placements, and career planning support including access to the Xello platform for student career development and transition to higher education or employment.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is a licensed organisation to deliver the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, providing students with opportunities to develop through voluntary service, skills development, physical recreation, and adventurous expeditions. This partnership supports character development and broadens the curriculum beyond academic subjects.
• Prince's Trust EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Prince's Trust Education for PTI Mark recognition in English, demonstrating commitment to excellent teaching and learning. The school holds the English PTI Mark 2023, showing alignment with PTI standards for quality provision.
• Religious Education Quality Mark (REQM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership resulting in the RE Quality Mark Gold award, recognising the school's excellent Religious Education provision within its Church of England ethos and broader RE curriculum.
• Arts Council EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtsmark partnership recognises the school's commitment to arts and culture across the curriculum. The school demonstrates dedication to creative subjects including art, drama, music, and design technology.
• Music MarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic Mark membership and recognition demonstrates commitment to music education. The school offers music tuition, GCSE and A Level Music qualifications, and provides enrichment through musical activities.
• British CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Connecting Classrooms international school award programme, supporting global learning and international understanding within the curriculum.
• Lincolnshire SCITTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Lincolnshire School-Centred Initial Teacher Training for teacher development. The school logo appears on Lincolnshire SCITT materials, indicating involvement in training the next generation of teachers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson Edexcel: UK's largest awarding body for GCSEs, A Levels and BTECs. Comparable as the qualification framework that William Farr's curriculum is built around and as a broad incumbent whose specification choices directly shape subject offerings and assessment.
• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust operating many primary and secondary schools across England. Comparable as a broad incumbent in UK state secondary education with scale advantages in shared services, procurement and curriculum design that single schools lack.
• United Learning: Major UK schools group running state and independent schools across primary, secondary and sixth form. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping the competitive landscape for state secondary schools through MAT-level scale and shared resources.

Regional players

• Bourne Academy: Lincolnshire state secondary school serving ages 11–18 with a sixth form. Comparable as a regional secondary competitor for William Farr's catchment families and as a benchmark for county-wide curriculum and funding dynamics.
• King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Lincolnshire grammar school serving ages 11–18 in the same region as William Farr. Directly comparable as a local competitor for academically inclined pupils and sixth-formers within overlapping catchment areas of Lincolnshire.

Direct peers

• Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School: London Catholic voluntary aided secondary school serving 11–18 year olds with a faith-led ethos. Comparable to William Farr as a faith-based comprehensive with a strong sixth form and a focus on inclusion alongside academic stretch.
• Tiffin School: UK state-funded boys' grammar school with an outstanding sixth form offering a wide range of A Levels. Comparable as a secondary-and-sixth-form institution competing for the same age cohort and parental choice dynamics.
• The Henrietta Barnett School: Highly regarded UK state-funded girls' comprehensive school offering GCSEs and A Levels with strong academic outcomes. Directly comparable as a high-performing, academically oriented state secondary with a similar full-curriculum model and broad sixth-form provision.
• St Olave's Grammar School: Selective UK grammar school for ages 11–18 with a large and high-performing sixth form. Comparable in secondary-and-sixth-form breadth and academic profile, though grammars differ in admissions; useful benchmark for sixth-form retention and outcomes.

Others

• Firefly (Firefly Learning): Provider of the Firefly Cloud VLE that William Farr uses as its core learning platform. Comparable as a key technology supplier and integration partner rather than a competitor, shaping the school's digital pedagogy and parent engagement capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/william_farr
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/williamfarrschooluk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/william-farr-school

Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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