Sir Thomas Fremantle School
George Pass Avenue, Winslow, MK18 3GH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SIR THOMAS FREMANTLE SCHOOL
- Headmaster
- Mr Francis Murphy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 681
- URN
- 139663
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296711853
About this school
Sir Thomas Fremantle School is a secondary academy in Winslow. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 681 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Fremantle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 89 | 101 | 99 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 44.3 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.46 to +0.15 | +0.03 -0.26 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 41.6% | 24.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 70.3% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 80.2% | 77.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
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 Sir Thomas Fremantle 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 575 |
| 2023/24 | 601 |
| 2024/25 | 632 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Thomas Fremantle School compares
Sir Thomas Fremantle School ranked 26th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 9.7% | 24.2% | 681 | — |
| Buckingham School | 38.6 | 11.8% | 21.8% | 1,110 | 5.1 miles |
| Royal Latin School | 73.5 | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1,326 | 5.1 miles |
| Shenley Brook End School | 45.4 | 8.3% | 20.6% | 1,845 | 5.9 miles |
| The Hazeley Academy | 45.4 | 7.4% | 19% | 1,594 | 5.9 miles |
| Watling Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,767 | 6.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.21%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.65%
- Persistent absence
- 27.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buckingham School5.1 miles
Secondary · Buckingham
-
Royal Latin School5.1 miles
Secondary · Buckingham
-
Shenley Brook End School5.9 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Hazeley Academy5.9 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Watling Academy6.5 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Common questions
- What ages does Sir Thomas Fremantle School teach?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Winslow.
- Who is the headmaster of Sir Thomas Fremantle School?
- The headmaster of Sir Thomas Fremantle School is Mr Francis Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Thomas Fremantle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Fremantle 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 many pupils are at Sir Thomas Fremantle School?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School has 681 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sir Thomas Fremantle School full?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School has capacity for 650 pupils and 681 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir Thomas Fremantle School a faith school?
- No. Sir Thomas Fremantle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Thomas Fremantle School a selective school?
- No. Sir Thomas Fremantle School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sir Thomas Fremantle School part of an academy trust?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School is part of SIR THOMAS FREMANTLE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir Thomas Fremantle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Thomas Fremantle School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School ranked 26th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Thomas Fremantle School's absence rate?
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Thomas Fremantle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Thomas Fremantle 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 1 July 2026.