Community school · Calderdale

Ferney Lee Primary School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107478URN

Ferney Lee Road, Todmorden, OL14 5NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

50 applications for 29 places · 36th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Calderdale median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.7; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2025	27	41	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2024	29	47	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2023	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2022	28	45	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2021	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020	16	30	1.9	17	1.06
Sep 2019	18	26	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2018	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2017	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2016	22	45	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2015	20	35	1.8	16	0.80
Sep 2014	28	47	1.7	24	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 61% · Maths 71% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%64th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	0%	104	104
2023/24	48%	4%	104	100
2022/23	45%	3%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ferney Lee Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School
0.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Primary School
0.5 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Shade Primary School
1.7 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School
2.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School
3.5 km · Calderdale

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Colden Junior and Infant School
4.4 km · Calderdale

Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
Sharneyford Primary School
5.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107478 · 381/2003
Capacity: 240 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ferney Lee Road, Todmorden, OL14 5NR
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources