# Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in High Peak, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 72 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E112648. [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 72
- Council: High Peak
- URN: 112648

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-high-peak-federation-e112599): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Buxworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxworth-primary-school-e112526): 2 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/112648)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/112648)

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