Academy sponsor led · Derby

Firs Primary School

3–11Ages
469Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142041URN

Raven Street, Derby, DE22 3WA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 below Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

89 applications for 48 places · 42nd of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Derby median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 48 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.9; Derby median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Derby median median 2.1
2024 1.5; Derby median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Derby median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Derby median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Derby median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Derby median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Derby median median 1.7
2017 0.7; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 0.5; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 0.7; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 0.7; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derby median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Firs Estate Primary School (URN 112778), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	48	89	1.9	37	0.77
Sep 2025	45	83	1.8	38	0.84
Sep 2024	48	71	1.5	32	0.67
Sep 2023	48	63	1.3	38	0.79
Sep 2022	38	52	1.4	31	0.82
Sep 2021	25	37	1.5	17	0.68
Sep 2020	26	35	1.4	15	0.58
Sep 2019	17	33	1.9	14	0.82
Sep 2018	17	22	1.3	16	0.94
Sep 2017 *	26	18	0.7	8	0.31
Sep 2016 *	43	22	0.5	8	0.19
Sep 2015 *	38	28	0.7	13	0.34
Sep 2014 *	43	29	0.7	16	0.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 38% · Maths 45% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%57th of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derby median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	30%	2%	98	98
2023/24	36%	0%	98	97
2022/23	37%	6%	99	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Firs Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
0.3 km · Derby

2026

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
0.6 km · Derby

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
0.6 km · Derby

Good2023

2.2applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Derby

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Dale Community Primary School
0.7 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
1.1 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Arboretum Primary School
1.1 km · Derby

Good2024

2.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School
1.2 km · Derby

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142041 · 831/2013
Trust: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 469 on roll
Free school meals: 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Firs Estate Primary School (URN 112778)
Address: Raven Street, Derby, DE22 3WA
Local authority: Derby

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources