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Frederick Bremer School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Siddeley Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4EY · bremer.org.uk · 020 8498 3340
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.72 mi
- 1.16 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 888
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.72 mi (1.16 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.86 mi (1.39 km). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 161 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 161 | 168 | 1▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 189 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 174 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 214 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 172 | 1▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.86 mi1.39 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.96 mi1.54 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.87 mi1.40 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 47.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.7 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 34.1 | +9.8 |
| Further education | 31.3 | −8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +3.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Frederick Bremer School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 104
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (43%) with SEND