Furze Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 16 2024 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
462 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
72.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.5%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 25.3%
Bangladeshi 19.9%
Indian 13.9%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 9%
African 6.5%
White British 5.4%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other 2.4%
Caribbean 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Furze Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
118
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
110
2nd preference
44
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
110
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
51
31
20
Reception, Full-time
134
70
64
Year 1
137
77
60
Year 2
140
67
73
Year 2024-2025