Furzedown Primary School

Location

Furzedown Primary School is located in Tooting (Zone 3), South West London.

The School is easily accessible from Underground stations Tooting Bec and Broadway as well as national rail stations Streatham, Streatham Common & Tooting.

The School has free, on site car parking facilities and is a short drive from the A23.

Located so closely to Central London, the Furzedown community has access to its numerous benefits which include but are not limited to theatres, sporting events, music arenas, shopping, bars and restaurants as well as London's outdoor parks.

South West London itself has numerous outdoor spaces for people to exercise and focus on their health and fitness. Short commutable distances from Tooting include Wimbledon - home of grass court tennis, Clapham with its outdoor scene and common and Richmond with access to the River Thames, Richmond Park and Twickenham Stadium.

Commutable transport hubs include Clapham Junction Station with direct links to Central London as well as to Southern parts of England. Commutable destinations within an hour include the seaside town of Brighton.

Benefits

As a Wandsworth Local Authority School all teaching and leadership staff will benefit from:

• A comprehensive induction
• State of the art Professional Development Centre
• Award winning curriculum support and professional development library
• At least five INSET days per year
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Access to affordable housing schemes
• Reduced membership rates at local health clubs

Headteachers are supported through an effective induction plan and are supported through key personnel across the LA including the School Link Inspector.

Members of staff at Furzedown have the opportunity to join the annual 'school journey' which involves staff and pupils travelling to a different part of the UK. In recent years the School Journey has ventured to Borth in West Wales. All of our classrooms at Furzedown open into the outdoors. We love spending time outside the classroom as part of our day to day learning and on school trips.

Continuous Professional Development

With the support of the Governing Body, all members of staff are encouraged and supported with their individual continuous professional development. Training and professional courses are available where applicable.

School Community

Furzedown is blessed with an amazing school community that places learning, wellbeing and global citizenship at the heart of its ethos. Both staff and students work in a safe and inclusive environment and the school is well supported by the Parent Teacher Association. We are a broad curriculum School, we place a big emphasis on the Arts with an amazing purpose built Art room and have access to local Sports facilities to promote health and well being.