SCHOOL PROFILE

Furze Infant School

Primary Community school URN 101203
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barking and Dagenham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 452 400 full-time · 52 part-time
Female pupils 200 44.2% of pupils
Male pupils 252 55.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.4%
12.4 pts below England
School 12.4%
Barking and Dagenham 26.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

71.9%
51.6 pts above England
School 71.9%
Barking and Dagenham 48.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barking and Dagenham 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
25.4%
115
Bangladeshi
21.5%
97
Indian
14.2%
64
Any other White background
10.6%
48
African
7.3%
33
White British
6.0%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.4% 65 of 452 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
Barking and Dagenham 18.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.7% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 35
Speech, language & communication 21
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.68 pts lower than England
School 5.54%
Barking and Dagenham 6.41%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.95 pts higher than England
School 17.76%
Barking and Dagenham 17.96%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.99%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 0.99%
Barking and Dagenham 1.81%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.8% 7.6 pts above England
Furze Infant School
95.8%
Barking and Dagenham
83.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information