Happy New Year to all of our community! 2012 promises to be a fantastic year both inside and outside Farringdon. It’s a special Olympic year and we hope that our students and all young people across Sunderland will get involved with the inspirational stories of Olympians past and present.
It is our aim to encourage every child at Farringdon to aim for their own “Personal Best” as they strive to achieve their potential in all that they do. We ask our students to embrace challenge and to use any setbacks to inspire them on to greater heights – it is this aspect of the Olympic dream that most resonates for us as a school community.

Many of our Year 10 & 11 students will be embracing the challenges of GCSE exams over the next few weeks (click on the relevant Year group link to the left) and I wish them all the very best of luck.
As if proof were needed about how busy life is at Farringdon, please take time to read the latest “Farra News” (click on the link below) to see what our students have been getting up to. This edition is the best one yet and I am overwhelmed by how much contribution our young people make to society – they are a credit to their families and the school.
However, the future remains unwritten and I know that we can look forward to many more success stories from our wonderful students over the next few months.
I wish you the very best for 2012 and hope that your dreams and aspirations become reality.

H. Kemp - Headteacher