Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · High Peak, Derbyshire
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in High Peak, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Buxton Road, Furness Vale, High Peak, SK23 7PQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 72 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “They say that teachers are caring and are always there to help them.”
- “Pupils are proud to share their work and achievements with staff.”
- “Children in the early years quickly form trusting relationships with the adults they work with.”
To improve
- “However, they do not always help children as well as they could to make links between what they have been taught and their independent learning.”
- “In some subjects, however, teachers do not consistently help pupils to revisit and remember previous learning.”
- “Pupils cannot consistently recall their prior learning in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) 1.1 mi Good
- Buxworth Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- St George's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Whaley Bridge Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- New Mills Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Hague Bar Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good