SCHOOL PROFILE

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 112648
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 116 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 72 72 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 32 44.4% of pupils
Male pupils 40 55.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.4%
1.6 pts above England
School 26.4%
High Peak 27.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.8%
17.5 pts below England
School 2.8%
High Peak 2.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
High Peak 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.7%
66
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
4
Any other White background
1.4%
1
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
1
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 19.4% 14 of 72 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
High Peak 20.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.5% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts below
EHC plans 6.9% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
High Peak 50.1%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
High Peak 73.3%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
High Peak 63.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
High Peak 63.6%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

3.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.58 pts lower than England
School 3.64%
High Peak 6.25%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.24 pts lower than England
School 6.58%
High Peak 14.59%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
High Peak 2.16%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

62.1% 26.1 pts below England
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
62.1%
High Peak
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
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