Firthmoor Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ingleby Moor Crescent
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 4RW
Phone 01325244001
Reference Number 138129

General Makeup

Number of pupils 298
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.02%
Girls: 46.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 56.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 19 44
2 18 18 36
3 26 17 43
4 21 11 32
5 25 20 45
6 23 22 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.2%
African 6.7%
White, Other 5%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-31
Date Description Report
2021-12-08 School inspection School inspection
2020-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-11-09 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-07-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Firthmoor Primary School
2010-06-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-03-24 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-03-24 Full inspection Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 118 30 3 2 0 153
2. My child feels safe at this school 116 35 0 0 2 153
3. My child makes good progress at this school 97 46 6 1 3 153
4. My child is well looked after at this school 107 43 1 0 2 153
5. My child is taught well at this school 101 50 2 0 0 153
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 85 55 10 1 2 153
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 111 37 2 0 3 153
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 89 42 4 1 17 153
9. This school is well led and managed 117 31 1 0 4 153
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 104 33 10 1 5 153
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 87 59 4 2 1 153
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 148 5

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 3.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 10 2
Third Preference 15 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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