Furze Down School

Infobox UK school
name = Furze Down School


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latitude = 51.9438
longitude = -0.8913
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type = Community Special School
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mrs Sue Collins
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street = Verney Road
city = Winslow
county = Buckinghamshire
country = ENG
postcode = MK18 3BL
LEA = Buckinghamshire
ofsted = 110585
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enrollment = 115
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 5
upper_age = 19
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website = http://www.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk/
website_name = www.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk

Furze Down School is a co-educational special school in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 5 through to the age of 19. The school has approximately 114 pupils. [cite web
title=Schools Directory
publisher=Buckinghamshire County Council
url=http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=7023
accessdate=2007-04-12] cite web
title=Inspection Report
publisher=Ofsted
url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=278459&providerCategoryID=1024&fileName=\\school\\110\\s5_110585_20060309.pdf
accessdate=2007-04-12]

The school caters for children with a range of special educational needs, including learning difficulties, autism, behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, and language and communication difficulties.

In February 2006 an Ofsted inspection judged the school to be "outstanding" and the school is included in Ofsted's outstanding providers list. [cite web
title=Outstanding providers list
publisher=Ofsted
date=2005/2006
url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/outstandingproviders/index.cfm?fuseaction=exceptionalResults&action=byregion&byregion=9&byyear=200506
accessdate=2007-04-12]

References

External links

* [http://www.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk/ School Website]
* [http://learning.furzedown.bucks.sch.uk/ School VLE]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/education/110585 Ofsted Reports]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?Mode=Z&No=8257023&Phase=1&Year=07 Department for Children, Schools and Families Performance Tables (GCSE and equivalent)]