Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
Buxton Road, Furness Vale, High Peak, SK23 7PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Parry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 116
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 112648
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01663744103
About this school
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in High Peak. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 38% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 50% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 81% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Furness Vale Primary and Nursery 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School compares
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School ranked 74th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.6% | 33.3% | 72 | — |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | 60% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 77 | 1.1 miles |
| Buxworth Primary School | 0% | 5.7% | 27.2% | 104 | 1.2 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 42.2% | 86 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 25.4% | 121 | 1.4 miles |
| Whaley Bridge Primary School | 31% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 142 | 1.5 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)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.64%
- Persistent absence
- 6.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)1.1 miles
Primary · New Mills
-
Buxworth Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
St George's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · High Peak
-
Whaley Bridge Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · High Peak
Other schools in High Peak
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked primary schools in High Peak.
- Buxworth Primary School Primary
- Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Hague Bar Primary School Primary
- Hayfield Primary School Primary
- New Mills Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Primary
- Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primary
- Whaley Bridge Primary School Primary
- New Mills Nursery School Nursery
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in High Peak.
- Who is the headteacher of Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Ruth Parry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furness Vale Primary and Nursery 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 Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School?
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School full?
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 116 pupils and 72 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School ranked 74th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.