Furneux Pelham Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire
Furneux Pelham Church of England School is a primary school in Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Furneux Pelham School, Furneux Pelham, SG9 0LH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 107 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this warm and welcoming school with a close-knit family feel.”
- “From the moment children start in the Reception Year, they quickly settle into school life.”
- “Staff typically have high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not consistently adapt the learning activities they expect pupils to complete as well as they could.”
- “Sometimes, teachers set pupils complex work before they have secured the building blocks of knowledge they need to access it.”
- “On other occasions, they set work that is too easy and does not deepen pupils’ knowledge as well as it could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2025 (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) | 42% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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 Hertfordshire.
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Hadham Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anstey First School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buntingford First School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roger De Clare First CofE School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Layston Church of England First School 4.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published