Farmor's School
The Park, Fairford, GL7 4JQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FARMOR'S SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Surowiec
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,124
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067
- URN
- 137097
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01285712302
About this school
Farmor's School is a secondary academy in Fairford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,067 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farmor's School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 163 | 168 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 50.1 | 49.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.22 to +0.21 | +0.03 -0.19 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 49.7% | 48.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 74.2% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 23.9% | 16.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Farmor's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 1,035 |
| 2024/25 | 1,042 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farmor's School compares
Farmor's School ranked 16th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.1 | 7.6% | 12.7% | 1,067 | — |
| Highworth Warneford School | 46 | 7.6% | 19.8% | 636 | 6.7 miles |
| Cirencester Kingshill School | 48.2 | 8.2% | 18.9% | 806 | 7.1 miles |
| Great Western Academy | 45.5 | 6.9% | 16.3% | 1,039 | 7.1 miles |
| Abbey Park School | 46.2 | 7.4% | 17.1% | 1,193 | 7.9 miles |
| Carterton Community College | 33.8 | 9.7% | 21.6% | 774 | 8.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.65%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.57%
- Persistent absence
- 22.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Highworth Warneford School6.7 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
Cirencester Kingshill School7.1 miles
Secondary · Cirencester
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Great Western Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Abbey Park School7.9 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Carterton Community College8.4 miles
Secondary · Carterton
Other schools in Fairford
Common questions
- What ages does Farmor's School teach?
- Farmor's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Fairford.
- Who is the headteacher of Farmor's School?
- The headteacher of Farmor's School is Mr Mark Surowiec, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farmor's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farmor's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Farmor's School?
- Farmor's School has 1,067 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Farmor's School full?
- Farmor's School has capacity for 1,124 pupils and 1,067 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Farmor's School a faith school?
- No. Farmor's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Farmor's School a selective school?
- No. Farmor's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Farmor's School part of an academy trust?
- Farmor's School is part of FARMOR'S SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Farmor's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 49.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farmor's School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Farmor's School ranked 16th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farmor's School's absence rate?
- Farmor's School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farmor's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farmor's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.