School Summary

Furze Down School


Boys: 124
Girls: 65
Total Pupils: 189
Opened:
Ofsted: Outstanding
Headteacher: Alison Rooney
Furze Down School
Verney Road
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
MK18 3BL
Telephone: 01296711380
Website: https://www.fds.org.uk

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Address3:
AdministrativeWard (code): E05013168
AdministrativeWard (name): Winslow
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Not applicable
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): Buckinghamshire
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E06000060
DistrictAdministrative (name): Buckinghamshire
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 476284
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Furze Down School
EstablishmentNumber: 7023
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 5
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Special schools
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FurtherEducationType (name): Not applicable
GOR (code): J
GOR (name): South East
GSSLACode (name): E06000060
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Alison
HeadLastName: Rooney
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mrs
InspectorateName (name):
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LA (code): 825
LA (name): Buckinghamshire
LSOA (code): E01017738
LSOA (name): Buckinghamshire 005D
LastChangedDate: 20-06-2023
Locality: Winslow
MSOA (code): E02003656
MSOA (name): Buckinghamshire 005
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 227826
NumberOfBoys: 124
NumberOfGirls: 65
NumberOfPupils: 189
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 11-10-2018
OfstedRating (name): Outstanding
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate:
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Buckingham
PercentageFSM: 27.50
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: MK18 3BL
PreviousEstablishmentNumber:
PreviousLA (code): 904
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1997) Buckinghamshire
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): North-West London and South-Central England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 00
ReligiousCharacter (name): Does not apply
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
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SEN1 (name): SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
SEN10 (name):
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SEN2 (name): SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN3 (name): ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat:
SchoolCapacity: 196
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
SchoolSponsors (name):
SchoolWebsite: www.fds.org.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
SenUnitCapacity:
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SiteName:
SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 4
Street: Verney Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
TeenMothPlaces:
TelephoneNum: 01296711380
Town: Buckingham
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
Trusts (code):
Trusts (name):
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 07
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Community special school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Not applicable
UKPRN: 10015426
UPRN: 766247899
URN: 110585
UrbanRural (code): D1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
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