Firs 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 29/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Raven Street, Derby

School Information

Address: Raven Street, Derby, DE22 3WA
Website: www.firsprimary.derby.sch.uk
Telephone: 01332346230
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derby
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paula Martin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142041

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 369
Number of Boys: 191
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.3
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.8
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stonehill Nursery School
Stonehill Road , DE23 6TJ
3out of 4 504 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane , DE1 1GJ
3out of 4 1,338 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walbrook Nursery School
Middleton Street , DE23 8QJ
4out of 4 1,445 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Community Nursery School
43 Nuns Street , DE1 3LR
3out of 4 1,745 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrington Nursery School
Harrington Street , Peartree DE23 8PE
4out of 4 1,838 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Firs Primary School
Raven Street , DE22 3WA
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
St Albans Road , DE22 3HH
3out of 4 323 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
Gordon Road , DE23 6WR
2out of 4 673 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Joseph's , Mill Hill Lane , DE23 6SB
3out of 4 702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Becket Primary School
Monk Street , DE22 3QB
3out of 4 702 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derby Cathedral School
Great Northern Road , DE1 1LR
- not rated 1,029 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Landau Forte College
Fox Street , DE1 2LF
4out of 4 2,124 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Derby Pride Park
Locomotive Way , DE24 8PU
- not rated 2,333 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Moorway Lane , Littleover DE23 2FS
3out of 4 2,765 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Murray Park Community School
Murray Road , Mickleover DE3 9LL
2out of 4 2,982 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derby College
The Roundhouse , Roundhouse Road DE24 8JE
- not rated 2,292 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bemrose School
Uttoxeter New Road , DE22 3HU
3out of 4 867 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Kingsmead School
Bridge Street , DE1 3LB
3out of 4 1,658 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsmead School
Bridge Street , DE1 3LB
3out of 4 1,658 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Normanton House School
Normanton House , Village Street DE23 8DF
- not rated 1,944 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Ashbourne Road , DE22 3BH
3out of 4 2,027 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited
Juniper Lodge , 43 Kedleston Road DE22 1FP
- not rated 2,078 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.