Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryFirs Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery and Firs Primary School are primary schools in Derby.

  • Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Firs Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged the expected standard 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 61.0% for Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery and 30.0% for Firs Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery (41.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Firs Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery versus Firs Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyBishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryDerbyFirs Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking37th of 74 in Derby Stronger figure41st of 74 in Derby
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll247 472
Capacity270 350
LocationDerby, DE22 3HH Derby, DE22 3WA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% Stronger figure30.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census247 472
Free school meals (ever 6)44.1% 66.0%
English as an additional language27.1% 69.7%
SEN support16.6% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.4% 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.

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Firs Primary School

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