OFSTED
12 June 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
FREMAN COLLEGE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,049
1,049 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
508
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
541
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.8 pts
below England
School
11.0%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.1%
914
Any other White background
3.3%
35
African
2.0%
21
White and Asian
1.2%
13
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.5%
163 of
1,049 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.1
13.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.58 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
higher than
England
School
7.30%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.76 pts
higher than
England
School
20.57%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.44 pts
higher than
England
School
2.24%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
116.2%
23.8 pts
above England
Freman College
116.2%
East Hertfordshire
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.