Firs Primary School
Primary schoolFirs Primary School is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 469 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 June 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 30% of pupils at Firs Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Stonehill Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, December 2024460 m
- Becket Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023620 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Dale Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derby
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).