Freman College is a secondary school located in Buntingford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Website: http://www.freman.org.uk/
Telephone: 01763271818
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Helen Loughran
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137002

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 903
Number of Pupils: 961
Number of Boys: 483
Number of Girls: 478

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.44 Confidence interval 0.27 to 0.61
Of the 229 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 228 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.85
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millfield First and Nursery School
Monks Walk , SG9 9DT 		4out of 4 1,007 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Layston Church of England First School
The Causeway , SG9 9EU 		4out of 4 1,037 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freman College
Bowling Green Lane , SG9 9BT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Norfolk Road , SG9 9AW 		3out of 4 417 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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