Frederick Bremer School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Unique reference
- 103094
- Address
- Siddeley Road, Walthamstow, E17 4EY
- Website
- http://www.bremer.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 880 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 64.1%
- Girls
- 35.9%
- First language not English
- 28.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 28%
Other White 20.6%
Mixed 13.5%
Pakistani 12%
African 8.6%
Caribbean 5%
Other 3.5%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other Black 2.8%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Frederick Bremer School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 152
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 113 63 |
| Year 8 | 174 107 67 |
| Year 9 | 178 112 66 |
| Year 10 | 175 125 50 |
| Year 11 | 177 107 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 40.0% 22.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 39.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 29.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.9% 1.2% |