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Furze Down School[1]

Special · ages 4–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-1.50 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 1.9[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 1.8[3] 0%[3] -1.50[3]
2022/23 1.5[6] 0%[6] -1.87[6]
2021/22 1.8[7] 0%[7] -2.16[7]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[8]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[8]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 0%[11] 0%[11]
2018/19 0%[12] 0%[12]
2017/18 0%[13] 0%[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
20 Feb 2024[14]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[14]
Report published
26 Mar 2024[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
11 Oct 2018[15] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[15] No overall grade[15]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community special school[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
220[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.fds.org.uk[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[16]
Postcode
MK18 3BL[1]
URN
110585[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
219 2024/25[17]
English as an additional language
3.7% 2024/25[17]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[17]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[17]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
34.2% 2024/25[17]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.