What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 November 2015Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 254 | 51.8 | 54% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 259 | 53.1 | 53% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 53.6 | 59% | 80% | +0.58 |
| 2022/23 | 213 | 50.4 | 52% | 72% | +0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Freman CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good202451.8Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · HertfordshireRemains Good2024
- 7.8 km · HertfordshireRequires improvement2024
- 10.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 11.5 km · Hertfordshire20263.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 11.5 km · HertfordshireGood20243.0applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 11.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · Hertfordshire20261.3applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · HertfordshireGood20232.7applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137002 · 919/4141
- Trust
- Freman College
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 903 pupils · 1,049 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Freman College (URN 117540)
- Address
- Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, SG9 9BT
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources