Sir Thomas Fremantle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 139663
- Address
- Buckingham Road, MK18 3GH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 601 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 76.7%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 6.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.1
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 83 |
| French | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 42 |
| History | GCSE | 39 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 87 |
Admissions
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 136
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 125
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 79 69 |
| Year 8 | 150 69 81 |
| Year 9 | 103 65 38 |
| Year 10 | 99 50 49 |
| Year 11 | 101 39 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 76.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 39.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 35.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.2% 1.7% |