Furze Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Romford, Barking and Dagenham
Furze Infant School is a primary school in Romford, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bennett Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 452 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school lives up to its motto of ‘learning happily together.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, and they have created a broad and balanced curriculum.”
- “Behaviour in lessons is calm and positive.”
To improve
- “In some other subjects, while the curriculum intent and ambition are strong, leaders do not consistently identify the important content they want pupils to learn and remember over time with precision.”
- “This means pupils sometimes struggle to recall their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 120 first-preference applications, 125 offers in total, 120 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2025, as Barking and Dagenham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Warren Junior School 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Henry Green Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Valence Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rose Lane Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- William Bellamy Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Five Elms Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published