Furze Down School is a school located in Buckingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Verney Road, Buckingham

School Information

Address: Verney Road, Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Website: www.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01296711380
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Rooney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110585

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 169
Number of Pupils: 183
Number of Boys: 130
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -8.4 to -0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.5 Confidence interval -10 to -3
Maths
Well Below Average: -6.3 Confidence interval -9.7 to -3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Winslow Church of England School
Lowndes Way , Winslow MK18 3EN 		3out of 4 1,188 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Buckingham Road , MK18 3GH 		3out of 4 641 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furze Down School
Verney Road , Winslow MK18 3BL 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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