# Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School is a primary school in High Peak, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 192 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E112872. [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 192
- Council: High Peak
- URN: 112872

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 May 2023
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, 79% of pupils at Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 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.

- [Whaley Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whaley-bridge-primary-school-e112647): 440 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 31% 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/112872)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/112872)

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