The school, which is named after local inventor Frederick William Bremer,[3] officially opened on 29 April 2009.

[citation needed] Its creation was part of Waltham Forest borough's £200 million 'Building Schools for the Future' programme.

[3] Frederick Bremer School currently has a six form intake for children aged 11–16 (years 7–11).

Facilities include Sports, Arts, Drama and Educational spaces open during the evenings, weekends and school holidays.

The school saw a 13% increase in the proportion of grades from 9-5 under the reformed GCSE system from 2018 to 2019.