Furze Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 23 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
101203
Address
Bennett Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6ES

Pupils

Number of Pupils
493 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
37.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.4%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 25.6%
Bangladeshi 18.5%
Indian 13.4%
Other White 11%
Mixed 8%
White British 6.9%
African 5.7%
Other Asian 4.9%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Furze Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
122
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
114
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
24
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
114
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
75
41
34
Reception, Full-time
140
78
62
Year 1
138
66
72
Year 2
140
70
70
Year 2023-2024