Firfield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 112516
- Address
- Firfield Avenue, Breaston, DE72 3EG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 0.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 6.5%
Indian 2.4%
Other White 1.7%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingWell below average-4.3
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Firfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 56 26 30 |
| Year 1 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 2 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 61 30 31 |
| Year 6 | 59 28 31 |