Freman College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
137002
Address
Bowling Green Lane, SG9 9BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
996 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
53.4%
Girls
46.6%
First language not English
2.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.1%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.6%
Mixed 3.4%
African 2%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.4
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.4
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE68
BiologyGCSE116
Business Studies:SingleGCSE107
ChemistryGCSE116
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE34
Design & TechnologyGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE229
English LiteratureGCSE228
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE44
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
264
147
117
Year 10
270
148
122
Year 11
230
111
119
Year 12
103
60
43
Year 13
129
66
63
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
91.2%
85.6%
Further education
23.0%
29.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
60.0%
59.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
10.0%
1.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
69.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
29.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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