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Furze Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Bennett Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford RM6 6ES · 020 8270 4420
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 96% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14%
- First language not English
- 71.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 125 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 125 | 120 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 110 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 122 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 127 | 0.9 | 99% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Furze Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Requires 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
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 72
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied