William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolDe Aston School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School and De Aston School are secondary schools.
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and De Aston School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). William Farr CofE Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School was judged Good and De Aston School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.1 for William Farr CofE Comprehensive School and 35.7 for De Aston School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at William Farr CofE Comprehensive School (51.4 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at De Aston School (44.9 in 2021-22, 35.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LincolnWilliam Farr CofE Comprehensive School | Market RasenDe Aston School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 39th of 54 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,488 | 939 | |
| Capacity | 1,496 | 1,282 | |
| Location | Lincoln, LN2 3JB | Market Rasen, LN8 3RF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 Stronger figure | 35.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.9% Stronger figure | 21.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.4% Stronger figure | 46.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 241 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 128 | 49 | |
| A-level average points | 37.6 Stronger figure | 28.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 27.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.6% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,479 | 998 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 35.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 10.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 34.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
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