# Fernvale Primary School

Fernvale Primary School is a primary school in Harborough, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 331 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143248. [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 331
- Council: Harborough
- URN: 143248

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 39% of pupils at Fernvale Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Leicestershire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Leicestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowbrook-mead-primary-academy-e142857): 600 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurnby-st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e144109): 870 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thurnby Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurnby-mead-primary-academy-e142967): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Scraptoft Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scraptoft-valley-primary-school-e120086): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elmbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmbrook-school-e132824): 1.5 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2022
- [St Joseph's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-academy-e138115): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143248)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143248)

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