Sir Thomas Fremantle School is a Single Academy Trust (SAT). A SAT establishes its own academy trust to govern the academy and enters into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education for the provision of funding to the academy trust.

Single Academy Trusts enjoy the usual freedoms expected from academy status such as autonomy and freedom from local authority control, an ability to set their own terms and conditions for staff, flexibility in the curriculum they provide and the length of the school day.  

With freedom comes a great deal of accountability and Sir Thomas Fremantle School school prides itself on implementing rigorous checks and balances in all aspects of school life. The Academy is a charitable trust; limited by guarantee. The Academy has two layers of governance:

• the members, who operate at a strategic level with ultimate control over the direction of the Academy trust

• the governors (often referred to as the directors or trustees) with responsibility for the day-to-day management and operation of the Academy trust 

The functions of the members of the Academy Trust include:

• overseeing the achievement of the objectives of the company

• taking part in annual and extraordinary general meetings

• appointing some of the members of the governing body

• signing off the company's financial accounts and annual report

• the power to amend the Articles of the company and, ultimately, to remove the governors/directors

The Governing Body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy trust:

• ensure the quality of education provision

• challenge and monitor performance

• manage the trust's finances and property

• employ staff

Registered Office: Sir Thomas Fremantle School, Buckingham Road, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, MK18 3GH
Registered Number: 07955870