Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFree schools · Secondary
Winslow · MK18 3GH · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–16
- Att844.3
- P80.0
- EM5+42%
- Absence9.8%
0.4 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 110585
Furze Down School
Community special school · Buckingham · MK18 3BL
Ages 4–19 · 223 pupils · Buckinghamshire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Attainment 8
1.8
Overall absence
12.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-03-26
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.50
−20+2
Attainment 81.8
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+4%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.1
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.2%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 11.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 176
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
223 pupils · 220 places
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- Boys / girls
- 158 / 65
- School capacity
- 220
- Capacity fill
- 223 / 220 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 32%
- FSM pupils
- 62
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Rooney
Location
- Address
- Verney Road, Winslow
- Postcode
- MK18 3BL
- Town
- Buckingham
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, 223 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 32%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Winslow Church of England School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Buckingham · MK18 3EN · Buckinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- KS246%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM26.3%
0.7 miles away
Great Horwood Church of England School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK17 0RG · Buckinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM14.2%
2.2 miles away
Other independent school
Milton Keynes · MK17 0HZ · Buckinghamshire
Ages 2–13
2.3 miles away
Swanbourne Church of England VA School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK17 0SW · Buckinghamshire
Ages 7–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM8.9%
2.3 miles away
East Claydon Church of England School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
East Claydon · MK18 2LS · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM11.5%
2.5 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Rooney
- Telephone
- 01296711380