Primary school

Furzedown Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wandsworth
  • SW17 9TJ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,823 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 29%29% · 2016/172017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 48%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · London 72%4/10 Below+20.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM16% · London 12%7/10 Above+5.1 pts
Reading score109 · London 1078/10 Above+36.5 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below+23.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 57 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 57 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 65% · 60 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 59% · 58 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 65% · 46 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 63% · 51 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 68% · 38 pupils · London 72%72%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 57 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 12% · 57 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 13% · 60 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 16% · 58 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 9% · 46 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 14% · 51 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 16% · 38 pupils · London 12%16%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 57 pupils · London 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 46 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 51 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 38 pupils · London 107109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 57 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 57 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 58 pupils · London 1072022/23: 106 · 46 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 51 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 38 pupils · London 107106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 81.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd695
3rd374
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/232.1 km
  • 2020/21All offered

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2022

Strengths

  • “This is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
  • “Pupils are proud to be part of the Furzedown community.”
  • “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning.”

To improve

  • “Leaders are reviewing their curriculum thinking in some subjects.”
  • “For example, history is at an earlier stage of development compared to music and French.”
  • “As a result, there are some inconsistencies in curriculum quality that leaders are looking to iron out.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026400
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.6%
First language not English30.2%
SEN support17.7%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.1%

Girls 44.8%Boys 55.2%

88.9% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 17.4
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 19.6
  • Other support 5.5

Teachers 20.2 FTE · Whole workforce 45.3 · 58 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,957
Spend per pupil£8,031
Staff spend per pupil£6,290
Reserve per pupil−£444
  • −£175,417revenue reserve
  • −£29,108in-year balance

Grants £6,939 · self-generated £1,018 · premises £344 per pupil