Firfield Primary School is a primary school located in Derby. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Firfield Avenue, Derby

School Information

Address: Firfield Avenue, Derby, DE72 3EG
Website: www.firfield.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01332872216
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Yellop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112516

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Firfield Primary School
Firfield Avenue , Breaston DE72 3EG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dovedale Primary School
Dovedale Avenue , Long Eaton NG10 3HU 		3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bracken Road , Long Eaton NG10 4DA 		4out of 4 1,866 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sawley Infant and Nursery School
Wilmot Street , Sawley NG10 3DQ 		4out of 4 1,889 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sawley Junior School
Wilmot Street , Sawley NG10 3DQ 		3out of 4 1,889 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilsthorpe School
Derby Road , Long Eaton NG10 4WT 		3out of 4 1,911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Long Eaton School
Thoresby Road , Long Eaton NG10 3NP 		3out of 4 2,096 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Friesland School
Nursery Avenue , NG10 5AF 		3out of 4 3,160 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spring Valley School
The Old Rectory, Risley Lane , Breaston DE72 3AU 		- not rated 455 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brackenfield Special School
Bracken Road , Long Eaton NG10 4DA 		3out of 4 1,707 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trent College
Derby Road , Long Eaton NG10 4AD 		- not rated 2,131 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanton Vale School
Thoresby Road , Long Eaton NG10 3NP 		3out of 4 2,311 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Uk Nottingham Campus
Wellington Street , Long Eaton NG10 4HR 		- not rated 2,642 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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