Freemantles School
Smarts Heath Road, Woking, GU22 0AN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Justin Price
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 305
- URN
- 125477
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483545680
About this school
Freemantles School is a community special school in Woking. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 305 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Freemantles School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 21 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.47%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.62%
- Persistent absence
- 30.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North West Surrey Short Stay School1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Woking
-
Compass Community School Hampshire1.9 miles
Special schools · Woking
-
Hoe Bridge School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Surrey
-
The Park School2.0 miles
Academies · Woking
-
Halstead St Andrews School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Woking
Other schools in Woking
- Compass Community School Hampshire Special schools
- Knowl Hill School Special schools
- Lift Wishmore Academies
- North West Surrey Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- The Park School Academies
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Freemantles School teach?
- Freemantles School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of Freemantles School?
- The headteacher of Freemantles School is Mr Justin Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Freemantles School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Freemantles School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Freemantles School?
- Freemantles School has 305 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Freemantles School a faith school?
- No. Freemantles School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Freemantles School have?
- The schools register lists Freemantles School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Freemantles School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Freemantles School's absence rate?
- Freemantles School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Freemantles School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Freemantles School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.