Data profile

City of London Freemen's School

  • Rank #351
  • Fees £27.6k/yr
  • co-ed
  • both
  • Ashtead

01 · Module

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
112

Class of 2025

Russell Group
7
US Ivy
0

Top destinations

  • Imperial College London
  • LSE
  • UCL
  • University of Warwick
  • Durham University
  • University of Bath
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Bristol

02 · Module

Exam results

A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.

A-level A*–A
78%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
82%
Russell Group rate
6%

03 · Module

Entry points & fees

Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)Boarding fee (max)
11+MAINYear 7school_own_exam£27.6k£51.3k
13+MAINYear 9school_own_exam£27.6k£51.3k
16+MAINYear 12school_own_exam£27.6k£51.3k
7+MAINYear 3school_own_exam£27.6k£51.3k

04 · Module

Houseroom Index

Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.

Index score

68

/ 100

National rank #351

Academic71
Destinations64
Future-ready62
Pastoral70
Value-add63
Access & breadth55
Parent70
External consensus50

05 · Module

Inspections

Latest inspection rating and report.

ISI

Excellent

Inspected 2025-10-01

ISI inspectors praised Freemen’s for exceptional academic success, strong leadership, teaching quality, pastoral care, and emotional wellbeing as a significant strength.

Read full report →

06 · Module

Key people

Head, senior leadership and governance.

  • Deputy Head

    Stuart Bachelor

  • Deputy Head, Academic

    Paul Bridges

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Oonagh O'Mahoney

  • Assistant Head (Head Of Sixth Form)

    Rachel Keightley

  • Assistant Head (Head Of Senior School)

    Sophie Blair

  • Headmaster

    Roland Martin

    Headmaster since September 2015. Previously headmaster at Rendcomb College in Gloucestershire for four years and a Housemaster and English teacher at Eton College for thirteen years. Educated at Rendcomb as a scholar, then read English and Related Literature at the University of York. Started teaching career at Newcastle-under-Lyme School. Founding Chair of The Society of Heads Futures Group (led for six years). Chair of The Society of Heads 2019-20. Serving team inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Committed to widening access through bursaries and scholarships. (BA English and Related Literature, University of York)

08 · Module

Compare with peers

The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.

  • Fees £26.5kA*-A 35%Oxbridge 2%Rank #297

    North London Grammar School is co-ed with day boarding options, overlaps in 11+ and 13+ entry phases, is in the same selectivity tier with similar fees (£26.5k vs £26.5k), and is within a reasonable 32km commute.

  • Fees £28.9kA*-A 69%Oxbridge 2%Rank #209

    North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is co-ed day school with 11+ and 13+ entry phases, fees (£28.9k) close to the target, and a similar academic profile (A*-A 68.9%) within 29km.

  • Fees £33.2kA*-A 74%Oxbridge 7%Rank #269

    Merchant Taylors' School is boys day with 11+ and 13+ entry phases, fees (£26.8k) close to the target, and strong academic results (A*-A 74.1%, Oxbridge 6.9%) within 38km.

  • 4Mount House SchoolHertfordshire
    Fees £26.2kA*-A 59%Oxbridge 5%Rank #271

    Mount House School is co-ed day with 11+ and 13+ entry phases, fees (£26.2k) similar to the target, selective entry, and located 40km away.

  • Fees £23.9kA*-A 46%Oxbridge 0%Rank #313

    Farringtons School is co-ed both day and boarding, overlaps in 11+ and 13+ entry phases, is in the same selectivity tier with fees (£23.9k) slightly lower, and is 28km away.

Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.

09 · Module

Top feeder prep schools

Preps that have sent the most pupils here over the last few years.

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