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Firfield Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school

Firfield Avenue, Breaston, Derby DE72 3EG · firfield.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01332 872216

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
413
98% of 420 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Free school meals
17.9%
First language not English
0.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 50 (Places 55)50September 2023: 57 (Places 59)57September 2024: 49 (Places 49)49September 2025: 58 (Places 58)58September 2026: 61 (Places 60)61Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660611▲95%
September 2025Sept 202558581100%
September 2024Sept 202449491100%
September 2023Sept 202359571100%
September 2022Sept 202255500.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 66% (England 53%)66%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 78% (England 65%)78%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Firfield Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 Mar 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
91%
Replies
96
24% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (14%) with SEND

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