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Freman College

Secondary Academy school in Buntingford SG9 9BT

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  • School Reference Number: 137002
  • Address: Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford SG9 9BT
  • Headteacher: Ms Lisa Jones
  • Telephone: 01763 271818
  • Website: freman.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: FREMAN COLLEGE
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 903
  • Local Education Authority: Hertfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 13 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 12/11/2015

Rating published on 11/12/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
11 June 2024 12 July 2024 School inspection
13 March 2019 5 April 2019 Short inspection
12 November 2015 11 December 2015 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter
11 January 2012 31 January 2012 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137002
Local Authority Code919
Local Authority NameHertfordshire
Establishment Number4141
School / College NameFreman College
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-08-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low13
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity903
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils996
Number of Boys532
Number of Girls464
Percentage Free School Meals10.30
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3136
Academy trust or TrustFREMAN COLLEGE
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034575
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date14-01-2025
StreetBowling Green Lane
Locality
Address3
TownBuntingford
County (name)Hertfordshire
PostcodeSG9 9BT
Websitehttp://www.freman.org.uk/
Telephone01763271818
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameLisa
Headteacher/Principal last nameJones
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000242
DistrictEast Hertfordshire
Ward CodeE05015362
WardBuntingford
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001393
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorth East Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE10000015
Easting535631
Northing229941
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)East Hertfordshire 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)East Hertfordshire 001C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100081260600
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004878
LSOA CodeE01023465
Free School Meals79
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137002
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137002
LAESTAB9194141
School nameFreman College
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityHertfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyNorth East Hertfordshire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSG9 9BT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils996
Statutory lowest age13
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10345313
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection137002
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9194141
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionFreman College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection12/06/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date11/07/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10005599
Inspection typeMaintained Academy and School Short inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 conversion
Event type groupingSchools ? Section 8 conversion
Inspection start date12/11/2015
Publication date11/12/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137002
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9194141
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFreman College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS385563
Previous inspection start date11/01/2012
Previous publication date31/01/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137002
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9194141
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFreman College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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