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Firs Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Paula Martin

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDerby, DE22 3WA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

443

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Firs Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Derby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Firs Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Derby, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 472 pupils on roll, of whom 66% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 59 primaries in Derby and #13,633 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 56%

Reading52% LA 70%

Writing38% LA 66%

Maths45% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading40% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing41% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing39% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -1.1

-3.2 to 0.7

-3.2

Write

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -1.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading44% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.5

-5.2 to -1.3

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.8

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 73%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.6

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-14

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-28

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-11-20

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 472 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	472	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	443	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	431	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	384	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	369	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	367	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	376	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	403	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	403	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	406	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 51 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils