Freman College


Freman College is a coeducational upper school and sixth form with academy status. located in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England for 13- to 18-year-olds. Of the 788 students at the school in 2006, 198 were enrolled in the Sixth form.
The college specialises in humanities and is the coordinator of a School Sports Partnership.

History

The school began as Ward Freman Upper School, opening in 1970, named for the bishop Seth Ward and Elizabeth Freman. The name of the school was changed to Freman College in 1999.

House system

Students at Freman College belong to one of four houses for the duration of their studies, each named after a famous :Category:British sculptors|British sculptor: Butler, Hepworth, Mills and Moore. There are regular inter-house competitions in sports and the arts, with the overall winners each year being awarded the Sainsbury Trophy. Tutor groups in which students register are also dependent upon a students house, and each tutor group contains students from each year group.

Notable former pupils

Freman College made the news in England during March 2012 by announcing a decision to ban skirts due to concerns about skirt length.