Ferney Lee Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Todmorden, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ferney Lee Primary School is a primary school in Todmorden, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ferney Lee Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years on record.
- 31.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Calderdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ferney Lee Road, Todmorden, OL14 5NR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and learn well at Ferney Lee Primary School.”
- “The school ‘rainbow’ values inspire pupils.”
- “They value people from different backgrounds.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of foundation subjects, the curriculum is new.”
- “In these subjects, pupils have gaps in their learning.”
- “The use of assessment to identify and address these gaps is at an early stage of development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 46% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shade Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Colden Junior and Infant School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published