Primary
Furzeham Primary School
Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 257 of 280 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 18.8
- Pupils per adult
- 12.8
- Pupils
- 241
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
63%
1 points above the Brixham average (62% across 5 schools)
107.0
1.0 above the Brixham average (106.0 across 5 schools)
4th of 5 by our score, among the primary schools in Brixham we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 63% |
| Working at a higher standard | 5% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 77% |
| 24/25 | 63% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Torbay admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Paul Adams
- Address
- Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8BL
- Telephone
- 01803853347