OFSTED
9 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
SIR THOMAS FREMANTLE SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
681
681 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
313
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
368
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
below England
School
8.4%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.9 pts
above England
School
2.9%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.5%
528
Any other White background
6.0%
41
African
2.6%
18
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
16
White and Asian
2.3%
16
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.1%
157 of
681 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.4
1.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.03 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.43 pts
higher than
England
School
9.65%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.22 pts
higher than
England
School
27.04%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.98%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.18 pts
higher than
England
School
4.98%
Buckinghamshire
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.8%
12.5 pts
above England
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
104.8%
Buckinghamshire
99.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.