Frederick Bremer School

Frederick Bremer School is a coeducational secondary school in Walthamstow, East London. It has been rated good in its most recent Ofsted inspections.[1][2]

Frederick Bremer School
Address
Siddeley Road

Walthamstow
,
London
,
E17 4EY

England
Coordinates51.5941°N 0.0031°W / 51.5941; -0.0031
Information
Former namesWarwick School for Boys and Aveling Park
TypeCommunity Comprehensive
MottoBe the best you can be
Established2008
Local authorityWaltham Forest
Department for Education URN103094 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairMalcolm Howard
HeadteacherJenny Smith
Staff100
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment900
Colour(s)Navy and White
Websitewww.bremer.org.uk

History

The school opened in September 2008, replacing Warwick School for Boys and Aveling Park School. The school, which is named after local inventor Frederick William Bremer,[3] officially opened on 29 April 2009. Its creation was part of Waltham Forest borough's £200 million 'Building Schools for the Future' programme.[4] The building cost £20,000,000.[3]

Student life

Frederick Bremer School currently has a six form intake for children aged 11–16 (years 7–11). The Headteacher is Jenny Smith. There are roughly 900 students, and it has quickly earned a reputation for an excellent sports selection. Both football and cricket leagues have been won by Bremer, and the cricket team placed 4th in London.

Frederick Bremer School runs a finger-print based scanning system that is also used in other Waltham Forest schools and council services. The card is used to pay for lunch and school trips with top-up machines near to the entrance of the school.

Facilities

The school's facilities are available for the local and wider community to hire. Facilities include Sports, Arts, Drama and Educational spaces open during the evenings, weekends and school holidays. It consistently holds a good Ofsted review and is making very good progress in all areas with a view to becoming an outstanding school.[1][2]

Academics

The school's results for GCSEs in 2016 were slightly below the National average, and were also below the Local average. 56% of students achieved a C or above in either Maths or English. This is below the country average of 59.3% and the Local average of 63.6%. The school saw a 13% increase in the proportion of grades from 9-5 under the reformed GCSE system from 2018 to 2019.[5]

The school starred in Channel 4's educating series which started on 4 September 2014, under the name of Educating the East End. This show was very successful.[6]

References
  1. "Frederick Bremer School". Ofsted. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "Short inspection of Frederick Bremer School". Ofsted. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "Frederick Bremer School Walthamstow | History of our School". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Students design school image". BBC London. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. "Frederick Bremer School Walthamstow | GCSE Results 2019". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "Educating the East End". Channel 4. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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