Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112872URN

Reddish Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

37 applications for 15 places · 33rd of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

25 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 April 2012
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1

This school
Derbyshire 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	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2025	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	20	37	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2023	20	45	2.3	19	0.95
Sep 2022	25	43	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2021	30	66	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	51	1.8	33	1.14
Sep 2018	30	57	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2017	24	38	1.6	22	0.92
Sep 2016	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2015	28	52	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2014	25	49	2.0	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 94% · Maths 88% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%35th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	9%	108	105
2023/24	82%	18%	108	106
2022/23	76%	12%	107	106

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

Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Whaley Bridge Primary School
0.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Buxworth Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
2.3 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Combs Infant School
4.1 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

4.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Chinley Primary School
4.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112872 · 830/3157
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 222 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Reddish Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7DL
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

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