Furze Down School

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Furze Down School
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Furze Down School
Verney Road

, ,
MK18 3BL

England
Coordinates 51°56′38″N0°53′29″W / 51.9438°N 0.8913°W / 51.9438; -0.8913 Coordinates: 51°56′38″N0°53′29″W / 51.9438°N 0.8913°W / 51.9438; -0.8913
Information
Type Community special school
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Department for Education URN 110585 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherAlison Rooney
Gender Mixed
Age4to 19
Enrolment200
Website http://www.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk/

Furze Down School is a co-educational special education school in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 4 through to the age of 19. The school has approximately 200 pupils. [1] [2]

The school caters for children with a range of special educational needs, including learning difficulties, autism, behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, and language and communication difficulties. [2]

The school was rebuilt in 2015. [3]

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2018 judged it to be "Outstanding". [4]

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References

  1. "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Inspection Report". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  3. Group, Frankham Consultancy. "Furze Down School". Frankham Consultancy Group | Multi-disciplinary Construction Consultancy. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2369693/urn/110585.pdf [ dead link ]