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Furzeham Primary School

Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL

Local ranking26th of 31 primary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

280

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Furzeham Primary School (URN 113190) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
85.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
68.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
40

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
248
Boys
129 (52%)
Girls
119 (48%)
Capacity
280 (89% full)
SEND
12.9%
FSM Eligible
26.0%
EAL
4.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
11.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Budget per Pupil
£5,454/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 88.3%
  • White Other: 4.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
  • Asian Other: 1.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.8%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.4%

88.3%

White British

4.0%

White Other

2.4%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149412
UKPRN
10091388
Establishment No.
2407
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

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