Ferney Lee Primary School
Community primary school in Todmorden (Calderdale).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Ferney Lee is a fantastically busy, happy place, where we develop all our children's skills and abilities through our exciting, relevant and innovative Creative Curriculum. Keeping children at the heart of everything we do ensures that every child fulfils his or her full potential, both academically and socially, whilst having lots of fun.
Ferney Lee is a totally inclusive school with a diverse community. We warmly welcome all families regardless of their race, religion, gender, ability or disability and family circumstances, and work hard to make sure that every child can be a Fantastic Ferney Lee Learner.
Our Rainbow Values encompass all that we do here and they encourage children to be holistic, lifelong learners. They are: At Ferney Lee, we value the partnership between home and school and we are proud of our "open door" policy where families are welcome to visit our school and discuss things wherever necessary.
All families are also welcome to attend our Gold Book Assembly every Friday at 9.00 in the main hall, in addition to other many special events.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
32 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
and 16 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 107478
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth Morris | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Gibson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Tom Phillips | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mike Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lizzie Dewsnip | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ian Bairstow | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Meggie Whittem | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ginny Blanchard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Tariq Mahmood Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Lucy Gibson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record