[citation needed] A Church of England primary school, Oliver Tomkins, is nearby in Toothill.
[4] For secondary education, pupils from Freshbrook can attend Lydiard Park Academy (in nearby Grange Park), Bradon Forest School at Purton, or the Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College at Wroughton.
On the site are the Link Centre which has a swimming pool, national-size ice rink, other sports facilities and a library; also an Asda supermarket and other retail outlets.
Along with Grange Park and part of Toothill, the area elects three councillors for the Lydiard and Freshbrook ward of Swindon Borough Council, a unitary authority.
At the 2011 census, the population of the electoral ward (then called Freshbrook and Grange Park, with slightly different boundaries) was 9,889.