Furze Down School is a

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

special education school in Winslow,

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. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 4 through to the age of 19. The school has approximately 200 pupils. The school caters for children with a range of

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

al needs, including learning difficulties,

autism Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing d ...

, behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, and language and communication difficulties. The school was rebuilt in 2015. The school's most recent

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inspection in November 2018 judged it to be "Outstanding".https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2369693/urn/110585.pdf

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School WebsiteSchool VLEOfsted ReportsDepartment for Education Performance Tables 2011
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