Furness Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolTaxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Peak.

Summary of the comparison

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School and Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School are primary schools in High Peak.

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School and 79.0% for Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School (71.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School versus Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	High PeakFurness Vale Primary and Nursery School	High PeakTaxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C69/100	C69/100
Local ranking	43rd of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure	44th of 336 in Derbyshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	81	196
Capacity	116	222
Location	High Peak, SK23 7PQ	High Peak, SK23 7DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	71.0%	79.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	9.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	106.0	108.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	105.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	81	196
Free school meals (ever 6)	33.3%	14.3%
English as an additional language	2.5%	0.5%
SEN support	6.2%	16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.9%	3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.6% Stronger figure	4.1%	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.6%	5.1% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.