Furzeham Primary School
Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL
This school is closed (it closed in October 2022).
It was replaced by Furzeham Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Adams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Totnes
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 305
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 113190
- Local authority
- Torbay
About this school
Furzeham Primary School was a community primary school in Brixham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 275 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Furzeham Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 |
| Writing progress | +3.10 |
| Maths progress | +1.80 |
How Furzeham Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 275 | — |
| Furzeham Primary School | 63% | 5% | 26% | 257 | 0.0 miles |
| Brixham Church of England Primary School | 58% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 187 | 0.5 miles |
| Eden Park Primary & Nursery School | 70% | 5.9% | 39.6% | 342 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School | 29% | 10.4% | 44.1% | 56 | 0.8 miles |
| Galmpton Church of England Primary School | 91% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 222 | 2.2 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Furzeham Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Brixham
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Brixham Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Brixham
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Eden Park Primary & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Brixham
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St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brixham
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Galmpton Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Brixham
Other schools in Brixham
- Brixham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Furzeham Primary School Primary
- Galmpton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brixham College Secondary
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Furzeham Primary School teach?
- Furzeham Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Brixham.
- Has Furzeham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Furzeham Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Furzeham Primary School?
- Furzeham Primary School had 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Furzeham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Furzeham Primary 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 31 October 2022.