Furness Primary School

George Furness (31 October 1820 – 9 January 1900) was a Victorian construction engineer and benefactor. He described himself as a "contractor of public works". He worked all around the world. In the 1870s, a sudden explosion of the construction of houses in Willesden and surrounding areas motivated Furness to form the Willesden Brick and Tile Company, situated on Chambers Lane.

Furness' bricks were used to erect schools in Willesden and a number of churches. A school in the surrounding area also benefited from his brick factory. For his contribution to the local community, a road was named after him. It remains to this day; Furness Road and the school, Furness Primary on that road, is named after him.

Furness Primary School was opened in 1908 as a council school and officially closed as such, transforming into a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) linked with Oakington Manor, Wembley in 2016.

Furness was originally constructed three stories high, but was unfortunately bombed during the World War 2 and damaged to the extent that the topmost level could not be saved. However the building is still able to boast two large stories with mezzanines and a basement; the latter was recently transformed into a modern and spacious conference room/after-school club. It has two play areas for the pupils, all equipped with modern safe-play structures for both infants and juniors. Within the premises are spacious classrooms, catering for two form entry, plus extra rooms which have allowed the school to take on three form entry for three cohorts over the past six years. These rooms provide invigorating learning environments. The school also has  two performance/ reception/PE halls, a library, several rooms used for focused intervention teaching, an ICT suite and numerous wash room facilities.