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Furzedown Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Beclands Road, Tooting, London SW17 9TJ · furzedownschool.co.uk · 020 8672 3480
On the mapSearch near SW17 9TJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 89% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 38 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 62 | 38 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 62 | 51 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | 1.30 mi2.09 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Wandsworth it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Furzedown Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 97
- 26% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (18%) with SEND