Shenley Brook End SchoolSir Thomas Fremantle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Shenley Brook End School and Sir Thomas Fremantle School are secondary schools.

  • Shenley Brook End School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sir Thomas Fremantle School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shenley Brook End School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shenley Brook End School was judged Good and Sir Thomas Fremantle School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.4 for Shenley Brook End School and 40.4 for Sir Thomas Fremantle School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Shenley Brook End School (50.2 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sir Thomas Fremantle School (53.1 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shenley Brook End School versus Sir Thomas Fremantle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesShenley Brook End SchoolWinslowSir Thomas Fremantle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking8th of 15 in Milton Keynes 26th of 37 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,883 632
Capacity1,900 650
LocationMilton Keynes, MK5 7ZT Winslow, MK18 3GH
GCSE results
Attainment 845.4 Stronger figure40.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths44.4% Stronger figure24.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.5% Stronger figure60.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc27.0% 77.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.98 Stronger figure3.78 4.09
Cohort304 99
A-level results
A-level entries181 2024-2560 2021-22
A-level average points30.1 2024-25 · England 35.031.6 Stronger figure2021-22
A-level average gradeC 2024-25C 2021-22
Best 3 A-levels points30.8 2024-25 · England 35.831.3 Stronger figure2021-22
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.6% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5%9.6% 2021-22
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,883 632
Free school meals (ever 6)20.6% 24.2%
English as an additional language31.2% 8.7%
SEN support10.3% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% Stronger figure9.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.2% Stronger figure27.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Shenley Brook End School

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