Furze Infant School
Bennett Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Mairead Pryor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Warren Junior School and Furze Infants School
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 101203
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704420
About this school
Furze Infant School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Furze Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Furze Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 492 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Furze Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 12.9% | 452 | — |
| Warren Junior School | 79% | 5.5% | 25% | 546 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 95% | 3.8% | 14.4% | 426 | 0.7 miles |
| Chadwell Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 675 | 0.8 miles |
| Henry Green Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 460 | 0.9 miles |
| Grafton Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 22.2% | 892 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.9%
- English as an additional language
- 72.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 17.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Warren Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Romford
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
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Chadwell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romford
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Henry Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dagenham
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Grafton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Romford
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
- Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Furze Infant School teach?
- Furze Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Furze Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Furze Infant School is Mrs Mairead Pryor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Furze Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furze Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Furze Infant School?
- Furze Infant School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Furze Infant School full?
- Furze Infant School has capacity for 472 pupils and 452 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Furze Infant School a faith school?
- No. Furze Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Furze Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Furze Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Furze Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Furze Infant School is part of the The Federation of Warren Junior School and Furze Infants School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Furze Infant School's absence rate?
- Furze Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Furze Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Furze Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.