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Furness Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 321Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 142703URN

Furness Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 5YT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to Brent median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brent

63 applications for 28 places · 27th of 49 in Brent
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
43%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 24 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
  2. 30 November 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Reception
close to Brent median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 28 places offered · 22 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Brent median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.4; Brent median median 2.3
  3. 2024 1.2; Brent median median 2.5
  4. 2023 2.4; Brent median median 2.4
  5. 2022 2.4; Brent median median 2.4
  6. 2021 1.5; Brent median median 2.5
  7. 2020 1.7; Brent median median 2.5
  8. 2019 2.1; Brent median median 2.6
  9. 2018 2.2; Brent median median 2.7
  10. 2017 1.9; Brent median median 2.7
  11. 2016 2.3; Brent median median 2.6; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.8; Brent median median 2.6; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.5; Brent median median 2.4; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Brent median

Dashed bars: as Furness Primary School (URN 101525), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202628632.3220.79
Sep 202539952.4350.90
Sep 202460691.2280.47
Sep 202333792.4290.88
Sep 202231752.4290.94
Sep 202157831.5270.47
Sep 202053901.7290.55
Sep 2019531132.1460.87
Sep 2018521132.2350.67
Sep 2017551041.9350.64
Sep 2016 *521182.3380.73
Sep 2015 *45811.8360.80
Sep 2014 *701041.5440.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 45% · Maths 64% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%50th of 51 in Brent
Reading
Expected standard60%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard45%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard64%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Brent median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2543%0%105105
2023/2451%2%106105
2022/2365%2%106106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
142703 · 304/2067
Trust
Excellence in Education Trust
Capacity
545 pupils · 321 on roll
Free school meals
35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 April 2016
Replaced
Furness Primary School (URN 101525)
Address
Furness Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 5YT
Local authority
Brent

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources