Becket Primary SchoolFirs Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.

Summary of the comparison

Becket Primary School and Firs Primary School are primary schools in Derby.

  • Becket Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Firs Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Firs Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Becket Primary School was judged Good and Firs Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Becket Primary School and 30.0% for Firs Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Becket Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Firs Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Becket Primary School versus Firs Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyBecket Primary SchoolDerbyFirs Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100D44/100Stronger figure
Local ranking49th of 74 in Derby 41st of 74 in Derby Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll241 472
Capacity262 350
LocationDerby, DE22 3QB Derby, DE22 3WA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% Stronger figure30.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census241 472
Free school meals (ever 6)63.4% 66.0%
English as an additional language61.4% 69.7%
SEN support15.3% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.8% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% 11.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Becket Primary School

Firs Primary School

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