Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2019
Students
278
Expected Standard
63%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Furzeham Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Brixham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.
Furzeham Primary School is an academy converter in Brixham, Torbay, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 248 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 30 primaries in Torbay and #6,877 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.7:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
63%
Read SS
107
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
106
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
77%
Read SS
107
Maths SS
107
GPS SS
108
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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