Freman College is an upper school and sixth form with academy status in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England.
[21] In 2009 the school retained its good Ofsted grade[22] and converted from community to foundation status.
[2] Shortly after academy conversion, in January 2012, Freman yet again retained a good Ofsted grade, as did the sixth form.
[28] All students belong to one of four houses for the duration of their studies, each represented by a colour and named after a famous British sculptor.
[33][34][35] The school itself is moderately smaller than average[25] and has a catchment area serving the settlements of Puckeridge, Buntingford, Braughing, Anstey, Hormead and Ardeley.
[36] The school often admits students from towns beyond the catchment area, including Ware, Royston and Stevenage.
[37] The sports hall is named after long-time teacher Janette Wood, and cost £1.2 million to build.
Outside the sports hall is a playground named in honour of the late David Lewis, who also taught at the school.
[39] Food is served at three locations in the school: the playground catering trailer outside the sports hall and two canteens, one school-wide and one sixth form.
[40] The Ward Freman Pool is located on the school site and is co-managed by East Hertfordshire District Council and Everyone Active.
[42] On 22 March 2010, the school's sixth form Amnesty International group broke the Guinness World Record for Most Demonstrations in 24 Hours.
[43][44] The group held 23 protests throughout Central London, beating the previous record of 21 set in 2006 by comedian and journalist Mark Thomas.
[45] The group's final protest was outside 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
[48][19][38] Long-time headteacher Roger Harcourt was one of two co-recipients of the British Shakespeare Association's 2018 honorary fellowship.
Originally the donation was to fund environmental studies, however Headmaster Harcourt expanded its use to school trips, courses and buying a tent.