Furze Down School
Verney Road, Buckingham, MK18 3BL
223 pupils · 101% of 220 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 February 2024, published 26 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Swanbourne House School 3.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Thornton College 8.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- University of Buckingham 9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Oakhill Secure Training Centre 9.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Woodlands School 9.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Milton Keynes Preparatory School 10.4 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.