Freman College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
92.7%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,049
Capacity used
Over capacity116%
903 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Norman
- Address
- Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT
- Phone
- 01763271818
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Buntingford · North East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137002
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FREMAN COLLEGE
1,049 pupils · 903 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 802 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.09 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 259 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 90 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 255 | 25% | 62% | 82% | |
| English Language | 255 | 23% | 62% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 255 | 18% | 58% | 79% | |
| History | 162 | 40% | 60% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 1% | 29% | 64% | |
| Geography | 140 | 33% | 59% | 76% | |
| Biology | 111 | 57% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 111 | 50% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 111 | 44% | 95% | 100% | |
| Business | 109 | 32% | 64% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 106 | 50% | 83% | 95% | |
| French | 57 | 54% | 93% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 19% | 48% | 74% | |
| Biology | 25 | 8% | 16% | 40% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 4% | 21% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 18% | 27% | 36% | |
| Sociology | 22 | 9% | 32% | 45% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 5% | 20% | 60% | |
| Physics | 14 | 21% | 43% | 64% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 25% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14292: Freman College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.