Primary school

Furze Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Barking and Dagenham
  • RM6 6ES

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against London

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · London 72No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · London 12No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
120 of 120 who put it first2014 · 85.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st120120
2nd303
3rd192
Last distance offered
  • 2022/231.3 km
  • 2020/21959 m
  • 2019/201.2 km

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2024

Strengths

  • “The school lives up to its motto of ‘learning happily together.”
  • “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, and they have created a broad and balanced curriculum.”
  • “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) follow the same curriculum as their classmates, receiving extra help if they need it.”

To improve

  • “In a few foundation subjects, leaders have not precisely identified the important content they want pupils to learn and remember over time.”
  • “As a result, in these subjects, pupils have some gaps in their learning.”
  • “The school should identify the subject-specific concepts and knowledge they want pupils to know, retain and build on over time.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026452
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.9%
First language not English72.9%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils17.8%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

95.8% full · 472 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 79 responses (16% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.6% not applicable64.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.7% not applicable90% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed80% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent98.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 15.2
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 17.6
  • Other support 7.4

Teachers 20 FTE · Whole workforce 45.1 · 65 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,538
Spend per pupil£7,816
Staff spend per pupil£6,126
Reserve per pupil£160
  • +£68,160revenue reserve
  • −£118,366in-year balance

Grants £7,537 · self-generated £1 · premises £397 per pupil