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Furzedown Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Dionne Morris

location_onLondon, SW17 9TJ

language Visit Website phone 2086723480

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

353

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Furzedown Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Furzedown Primary School is a community school in London, Wandsworth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 344 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 55 primaries in Wandsworth and #8,031 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing87% LA 73%

Maths82% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading80% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.7

-0.7 to 3.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.9

-1.0 to 2.7

1.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.3 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 1.1

-2.5 to 0.8

2.0

Write

LA 1.0

0.5 to 3.5

-2.3

Maths

LA 1.0

-3.7 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 67%

Reading72% LA 76%

Writing87% LA 79%

Maths80% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 1.1

-1.4 to 1.8

1.7

Write

LA 0.9

0.2 to 3.2

1.4

Maths

LA 1.3

0 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 July 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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06 June 2013

Inspection Report

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05 May 2010

Inspection Report

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20 June 2007

Inspection Report

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30 April 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 344 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	357	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	347	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	353	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	439	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	440	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	443	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils