Sir Thomas Fremantle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 8 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
- 632 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 75.9%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 7%
African 3%
Unclassified 1.7%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 98 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 93 |
| French | GCSE | 38 |
| Geography | GCSE | 65 |
| History | GCSE | 33 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 97 |
| Media/Film/Tv Studies | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 76 63 |
| Year 8 | 148 80 68 |
| Year 9 | 148 69 79 |
| Year 10 | 97 60 37 |
| Year 11 | 100 49 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 90.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 22.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 62.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 3.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |