Furzeham Primary School is a primary school located in Brixham. 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 02/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham

School Information

Address: Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL
Website: www.furzehamprimary.org
Telephone: 01803853347
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Adams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113190

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 305
Number of Pupils: 297
Number of Boys: 144
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.6
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furzeham Primary School
Higher Furzeham Road , TQ5 8BL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brixham Church of England Primary School
Higher Ranscombe Road , TQ5 9HF 		- not rated 827 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
Eden Park , TQ5 9NH 		3out of 4 1,237 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Polhearne Way , TQ5 0EE 		2out of 4 1,413 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brixham College
Higher Ranscombe Road , TQ5 9HF 		3out of 4 762 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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