Furzedown Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Beclands Road, London

School Information

Address: Beclands Road, London, SW17 9TJ
Website: www.furzedownschool.co.uk
Telephone: 02086723480
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wandsworth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Monica Kitchlew-Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101009

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 405
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.8
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balham Nursery School
72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL 		4out of 4 2,885 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furzedown Primary School
Beclands Road , Tooting SW17 9TJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Links Primary School
Frinton Road , SW17 9EH 		3out of 4 341 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Penwortham Primary School
Penwortham Road , SW16 6RJ 		3out of 4 502 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Franciscan Primary School
221 Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HQ 		3out of 4 809 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tooting Primary School
Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HE 		4out of 4 861 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Graveney School
Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU 		4out of 4 106 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Acacia Road , CR4 1SF 		3out of 4 1,967 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ernest Bevin College
Beechcroft Road , Tooting SW17 7DF 		2out of 4 2,154 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY 		4out of 4 2,627 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chestnut Grove School
Chestnut Grove , Balham SW12 8JZ 		3out of 4 2,699 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ 		3out of 4 1,785 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunraven School
94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB 		4out of 4 2,849 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
287 Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HE 		3out of 4 868 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Risalah Boys' School
145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ 		- not rated 1,425 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Al Risalah Secondary School
145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ 		- not rated 1,439 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St George's Hospital Medical School
Cranmer Terrace , SW17 0RE 		- not rated 1,734 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Streatham & Clapham High School
42 Abbotswood Road , London SW16 1AW 		- not rated 1,928 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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