SCHOOL PROFILE

Furness Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142703
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 545 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 31 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Brent
Trust EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 321 310 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 174 54.2% of pupils
Male pupils 147 45.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.9%
10.1 pts above England
School 34.9%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

84.1%
63.8 pts above England
School 84.1%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
41.1%
132
African
26.8%
86
Caribbean
8.1%
26
Any other White background
7.2%
23
Any other Asian background
5.3%
17
White and Black African
2.5%
8
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 25.2% 81 of 321 pupils
4.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.2%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.7% 73 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Other difficulty or disability 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Brent 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Brent 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

45.0%

25.3 pts below England

School 45.0%
Brent 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Brent 75.6%
London 77.7%
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

4.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.64%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.55 pts lower than England
School 11.27%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.10 pts lower than England
School 0.70%
Brent 1.04%
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

58.9% 29.3 pts below England
Furness Primary School
58.9%
Brent
84.8%
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