Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
George Pass Avenue, Winslow, MK18 3GH
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
27.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
128 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
145
Places offered
382
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 128 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 123 | 12 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 57 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 55 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 382 | 145 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
10.93 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 2 (Siblings), rule 3 (Children of Staff) and some allocated under rule 4 (Distance) to 6.792 miles.
September 2025 entry
10.34 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 3 (siblings), rule 4 (children of staff), and some allocated under rule 5 (distance) to 6.422 miles.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Francis Murphy
- Address
- George Pass Avenue, Winslow, MK18 3GH
- Phone
- 01296711853
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Winslow · Buckingham and Bletchley
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139663
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SIR THOMAS FREMANTLE SCHOOL
681 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 662 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 44.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 99 | — |
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 | 31.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 60 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 98 | 7% | 44% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 97 | 10% | 33% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 93 | 10% | 46% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 72 | 1% | 8% | 35% | |
| Geography | 65 | 14% | 34% | 55% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 9% | 30% | 39% | |
| Social Studies | 44 | 5% | 36% | 50% | |
| French | 38 | 5% | 32% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 15% | 62% | 79% | |
| History | 33 | 12% | 33% | 58% | |
| Physical Education | 33 | 3% | 24% | 39% | |
| Biology | 25 | 16% | 76% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire 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.