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Furneux Pelham Church of England School, Buntingford SG9

Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Hertfordshire SG9 0LH

Furneux Pelham CofE School, Buntingford SG9

10 reasons to choose Furneux Pelham Church of England School

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Furneux Pelham Church of England School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Buntingford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Furneux Pelham Church of England School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2020) inspection.

Average class size

Furneux Pelham Church of England School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 28 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Furneux Pelham Church of England School ranks in the top 20% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Furneux Pelham Church of England School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Cross-curricular topic-based teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip for Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Furneux Pelham Church of England School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Furneux Pelham Church of England School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Furneux Pelham Church of England School

Independent Prep Schools

St Edmund’s Prep, Ware (6.3 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College Prep & Pre-Prep School (6.6 miles); Howe Green House (9.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

Manuden Primary School (4.5 miles); St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware (5 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford (7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

St Edmund’s College, Ware (6.3 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College (6.6 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Mary’s Catholic School (6.7 miles); The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (7.6 miles); The Bishop’s Stortford High School (8 miles).

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