Ferney Lee Primary School
Ferney Lee Road, Todmorden, OL14 5NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher (Interim)
- Mrs Kelly Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 107478
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706254848
About this school
Ferney Lee Primary School is a community primary school in Todmorden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 48% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 48% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 64% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ferney Lee Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ferney Lee Primary School compares
Ferney Lee Primary School ranked 65th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.1% | 31.4% | 219 | — |
| Todmorden CofE J, I & N School | 56% | 3.1% | 32.7% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy | 56% | 5% | 75.6% | 94 | 0.3 miles |
| Castle Hill Primary School | 42% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 162 | 0.3 miles |
| Shade Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School | 72% | 3% | 13.2% | 169 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.41%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School0.3 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Castle Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Shade Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Todmorden
Other schools in Todmorden
Ferney Lee Primary School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Todmorden.
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shade Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary
- Pennine Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ferney Lee Primary School teach?
- Ferney Lee Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Todmorden.
- Who is the headteacher (interim) of Ferney Lee Primary School?
- The headteacher (interim) of Ferney Lee Primary School is Mrs Kelly Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ferney Lee Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ferney Lee Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ferney Lee Primary School?
- Ferney Lee Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ferney Lee Primary School full?
- Ferney Lee Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 219 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ferney Lee Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ferney Lee Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ferney Lee Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ferney Lee Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ferney Lee Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ferney Lee Primary School rank locally?
- Ferney Lee Primary School ranked 65th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ferney Lee Primary School's absence rate?
- Ferney Lee Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ferney Lee Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ferney Lee Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.