Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
Community school in High Peak, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 72 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 116 |
| Free school meals | 26.40% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Buxton Road, Furness Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 7PQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.furnessvale.derbyshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01663744103 |
| URN | 112648 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 October 2024, published 23 October 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Buxworth Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- St George's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Whaley Bridge Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- New Mills Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Disley Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
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