Furzeham Primary School, Brixham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Furzeham Primary School excels at creating a warm, inclusive community where every child feels valued and safe. Reading is prioritised across the curriculum, and pupils develop a genuine love of books and learning. The school places equal emphasis on academic achievement and personal wellbeing, ensuring children leave well-prepared both academically and as kind, responsible citizens.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and attendance - pupils are kind, respectful and attend regularly, with leaders working tenaciously to support all families
- Highly effective early years curriculum that gives children a strong foundation for learning, with excellent language development
- Strong personal development and character building through a well-planned curriculum that prepares compassionate, informed citizens
- Effective safeguarding culture where leaders and staff prioritise pupil safety and wellbeing
- Thorough inclusion practices ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND receive appropriate support and achieve well in most subjects
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, do not write accurately - they struggle with punctuation and grammar which limits their writing fluency
- Staff do not consistently use information about gaps in pupils' writing skills to adapt the curriculum effectively
- Writing outcomes need improvement across the school to match the strong progress made in reading
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, team sports, trips and visits, student council, play leader roles, digital leader roles, singing at national events
Furzeham Primary School is a small, inclusive primary school where pupils thrive in a caring environment with strong relationships between staff, pupils and families. The school has established a harmonious and purposeful atmosphere where pupils enjoy learning and achieve well.
At a Glance
25.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 70%. Maths has declined from 89% to 85%. Writing has declined from 83% to 73%.
Class Sizes
31.9
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
36.3
KS2
7
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
257 pupils
280 capacity
23 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Brixham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Brixham
Admissions Demand - Torbay
Places available
1,452
Applications
1,044
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Torbay (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.95938%
Overall absence
11.42857%
Persistent absence
210
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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