Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in High Peak, Derbyshire, Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 196 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.