Attainment

Key Stage 1 (2022)

• Reading - expected standard is 63% (down 9% on 2019); ranked 7th against our comparator authorities (down 1 place). Derby schools are ranked 127th nationally (down 10 places).
• Writing - expected standard is 53% (down 13% on 2019); ranked 7th against our comparator authorities (up 1 place). Derby schools are ranked 131st nationally (down 12 places).
• Mathematics - expected standard is 66% (down 8% on 2019); ranked 3rd against our comparator authorities (up 1 place). Derby schools are ranked 98th nationally (up 2 places)

Characteristics

By gender

Both locally and nationally, girls continue to outperform boys.

By ethnic groups

Since 2019, school pupils from all ethnic groups have seen a drop in their performance.

• Reading – Derby school pupils from a black ethnic origin performed above the national average (by 4%). Reading has seen a drop of 12% by Derby school pupils of a mixed ethnic background (compared to a drop of 7% nationally).
• Writing – Derby school pupils from a black ethnic origin equalled the performance of the national average (59%). All other ethnic groups were below the national average. Derby school pupils from a mixed ethnic background have seen a drop of 17% in writing (compared to a drop of 11% nationally).
• Mathematics – Derby school pupils from an Asian ethnic origin performed above the national average (by 1%). Mathematics has seen a drop of 12% by Derby school pupils of a black ethnic background (compared to a drop of 10% nationally).

By English as an additional language (EAL)

When compared with pupils with English as an additional language, a greater proportion of pupils whose first language was English achieved the expected level.

• Reading – 60% of Derby schools' EAL pupils reached the expected standard (nationally 64%). Derby schools have narrowed their percentage points gap between EAL and non-EAL achievement by 1% to 5% (nationally the gap is 4%). Derby schools are ranked 107th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of EAL pupils who reached the expected standard (down 9 places since 2019).
• Writing – 53% of Derby schools' EAL pupils reached the expected standard (nationally 57%). Derby schools have narrowed their percentage points gap between EAL and non-EAL achievement by 2% to 1% (nationally the gap is 1%). Derby schools are ranked 104th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of EAL pupils who reached the expected standard (down 7 places since 2019).
• Mathematics – 65% of Derby schools' EAL pupils reached the expected standard (nationally 67%). Derby schools have narrowed their percentage points gap between EAL and non-EAL achievement by 1% to 2% (nationally the gap is 1%). Derby schools are ranked 89th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of EAL pupils who reached the expected standard (up 6 places since 2019).

By free school meals eligibility (FSM)

When compared with pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, a greater proportion of pupils who were not eligible for free school meals achieved the expected level.

The attainment gap analysis was calculated by all national non-FSM pupils minus LA FSM pupils.

• Reading – Derby schools' attainment gap has widened by 2% to 21% gap (nationally the gap is 21%). Derby schools are ranked 66th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils currently eligible for free school meals who reached the expected standard (up by 20 places since 2019).
• Writing – Derby schools' attainment gap has widened by 4% to 23% (nationally 22% gap). Derby schools are ranked 68th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils currently eligible for free school meals who reached the expected standard (up by 2 places since 2019).
• Mathematics – Derby schools' attainment gap has widened by 2% to 18% (nationally the gap is 21%). Derby schools are ranked 32nd out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils currently eligible for free school meals who reached the expected standard (up by 23 places since 2019).

By special educational needs (SEN)

Pupils with SEN continue to perform less well than pupils with no identified SEN. SEN support pupils perform better than those SEN with a statement or EHC plan.

The attainment gap analysis was calculated by national all pupils minus LA all SEN pupils.

• Reading – Derby schools' percentage gap between SEN pupils and all other pupils nationally has narrowed by 3% to 42%. Nationally the gap is 41%. Derby schools are ranked 74th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils with special educational needs who reached the expected standard (same as in 2019).
• Writing - Derby schools' percentage gap between SEN pupils and all other pupils nationally has narrowed by 5% to 43%. Nationally the gap is 41%. Derby schools are ranked 92nd out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils with special educational needs who reached the expected standard (a drop of 13 places since 2019).
• Mathematics - Derby schools' percentage gap between SEN pupils and all other pupils nationally has narrowed by 8% to 35%. Nationally the gap is 39%. Derby schools are ranked 30th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils with special educational needs who reached the expected standard (up by 39 places since 2019).

Year 1 Phonics (2022)

The main measure is the percentage of pupils who took the phonics screening check and met the required standard (Wa). The phonic mark can be between 0 and 40. If a pupil’s mark is at or above the threshold mark they are considered to have reached the required standard. The threshold mark is 32.

74% of Derby schools’ Yr1 pupils met the required standard (down 9% since 2019). This is compared to a national percentage of 75% (down 7% since 2019). Derby schools are ranked 4th against our comparator authorities (a drop of 2 places since 2019) and are ranked 99th nationally (a drop of 54 places since 2019).

87% of Derby schools’ end of Yr2 pupils met the required standard (down 4% since 2019). This is compared to a national percentage of 87% (down 4% since 2019). Derby schools are ranked 2nd against our comparator authorities (a rise of 1 place since 2019). We are ranked 72nd nationally (a rise of 2 places since 2019).

Characteristics

By gender

Girls continue to outperform boys both nationally and locally.

By ethnic groups

Girls from a white ethnic group significantly outperformed boys from a white ethnic group (Derby schools' 6 percentage points gender gap).

Derby schools' pupils from a black ethnic group significantly performed above the national average by 10%.

Derby school pupils from all ethnic groups, except a black ethnic background, have seen a drop in performance since 2019. In particular, Derby school pupils from a mixed ethnic background have dropped by 11% (compared to a national decrease of 7%).

By English as an additional language (EAL)

A lower percentage of Derby schools' EAL pupils have achieved than non-EAL pupils (by 2%). 1% nationally.

Derby schools are ranked 81st out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils with a language other than English who met the expected standard of Phonics decoding (down 28 places since 2019).

By free school meals eligibility (FSM)

Pupils not eligible for free school meals performed better than those eligible for free school meals.

Pupils not eligible for free school meals performed better than those eligible for free school meals. The attainment gap was calculated by national all non-FSM pupils minus LA FSM pupils. Derby schools' FSM/non-FSM attainment gap has widened by 10% since 2019 to 17%. The national gap has also widened by 3% to 17%.

Derby schools are ranked 70th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals who met the expected standard of Phonics decoding (down by 38 places).

By special educational needs (SEN)

Pupils with SEN performed less well than pupils with no identified SEN. In Derby schools, SEN Support pupils (47%) performed better than pupils with an EHC plan (16%).

Derby schools' SEN Support pupils performed 5% above their comparator authorities' and 3% above SEN Support pupils nationally. Derby schools' EHC plan' pupils performed 1% below their comparator authorities and 3% below EHCP pupils nationally. Derby schools are ranked 44th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of SEN pupils who met the expected standard of Phonics decoding (a drop of 4 places since 2019).

The attainment gap analysis was calculated by all pupils nationally minus all SEN pupils. Derby schools' SEN / non-SEN attainment gap has narrowed by 1% since 2019 to 34%. The national gap has narrowed by 2% to 37%.

Key Stage 2 (2022)

• Combined reading, writing and mathematics - percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard is 53% (59% nationally). This is a decrease of 8% since 2019. Derby schools are ranked 10th against our comparator authorities (down 2 places) and ranked 140th nationally (down 11 places).
• Reading progress score of -0.9 (down on 2019 by 0.6). Derby schools are ranked 10th against our comparator authorities and 141st nationally.
• Writing progress score of -0.5 (down on 2019 by 0.5). Derby schools are ranked 8th against our comparator authorities and 121st nationally.
• Mathematics progress score of -0.6 (down on 2019 by 0.3). Derby schools are ranked 8th against our comparator authorities and 123rd nationally.

Characteristics

By English as an additional language (EAL)

In Derby schools, a higher proportion of pupils whose first language is English achieved the expected standard than pupils whose first language was other than English (8% gap) compared to a national gap of 3% and a comparator authorities' average gap of 1%. Derby schools are ranked 146th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of EAL pupils who achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (down 19 places). Derby schools' EAL / non-EAL attainment gap has widened by 4% since 2019 (compared to national gap widening by 4% and the comparator authorities' gap narrowing by 2%).

Pupils whose first language is other than English made better progress in writing (0.4) compared to pupils with similar prior attainment whose first language is English (-0.8). The higher progress scores for pupils whose first language is other than English may reflect improvements in their English language skills and consequently bigger relative gains in attainment.

By disadvantaged pupils

When compared with disadvantaged pupils, a greater proportion of pupils who were not disadvantaged achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics. Attainment gap analysis is calculated by all national non-disadvantaged pupils minus LA disadvantaged pupils (26% gap in Derby schools and 23% nationally). Derby schools are ranked 91st out of 152 LAs for the percentage of disadvantaged pupils who achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (up 17 places). Derby schools' disadvantaged pupils / all other pupils attainment gap has widened since 2019 by 2%. Our comparator authorities' gap has widened by 2% and the national gap has widened by 3%.

Disadvantaged pupils make less progress in reading, writing and mathematics than all other pupils with similar prior attainment. In Derby schools, the progress score for disadvantaged pupils is -1.7 in reading, -1.1 in writing and -1.6 in mathematics (compared to nationally, all other pupils 0.4, 0.4 and 0.5 respectively).

By free school meals eligibility (FSM)

When compared with FSM pupils, a greater proportion of pupils who were not FSM achieved in the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics. Attainment gap analysis is calculated by all national non-FSM pupils minus LA FSM pupils (25% gap in Derby schools and 22% nationally). Derby schools are ranked 90th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of pupils who are eligible for free school meals who achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (up 11 places). Derby schools' FSM/non-FSM attainment gap has widened by 1% since 2019. The national gap has widened by 1%.

Free school meals pupils made less progress in reading, writing and mathematics than all other pupils with the same prior attainment. In Derby schools, the progress scores are -1.7 in reading, -1.1 in writing and -1.6 in mathematics (compared to all other pupils nationally 0.3, 0.3 and 0.5 respectively).

By special educational needs (SEN)

Pupils with SEN continue to perform less well than pupils with no identified SEN. Of all reported characteristics, the difference between the comparison groups is largest when looking at SEN. In Derby schools, 16% of pupils with SEN reached the expected standard (18% nationally), compared to 62% of pupils with no identified SEN (69% nationally). Derby schools are ranked 97th out of 152 LAs for the percentage of SEN pupils who achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (down 1 place).

Pupils with SEN make less progress in all subjects compared to pupils with no identified SEN. For Derby schools' SEN Support pupils, their progress scores were -1.9 in reading, -1.8 in writing and -1.4 in mathematics (compared to -1.2, -1.6 and -0.9 nationally). For Derby schools' EHCP pupils, their progress scores were -3.7 in reading, -3.7 in writing and -3.3 in mathematics (compared to -4.5, -4.1 and -3.9 nationally).

By ethnic groups

Attainment at the end of KS2 varies between different ethnic groups. Chinese pupils are the highest achieving group (67% Derby schools, 70% nationally and 69% comparator authorities' average). Derby school pupils from a black Caribbean ethnic group achieved better than the national average (by 9%).

Derby school pupils from a Traveller of Irish heritage made the most reading progress (5.0, compared to -1.5 nationally). Caution should be taken with this figure as the cohort size is very small. Derby school pupils from a Bangladeshi heritage make the least progress (-4.9, compared to 1.2 nationally).

Derby school pupils from a Traveller of Irish heritage make the most writing progress (4.3, compared to -2.4 nationally). Caution should be taken with this figure as the cohort size is very small. Derby school pupils from a white Irish heritage make the least progress (-2.8, compared to 0.2 nationally).

Derby school pupils from a Chinese heritage make the most mathematics progress (2.3, compared to 4.7 nationally). Derby school pupils from a Gypsy / Roma heritage make the least progress (-3.6, compared to -2.4 nationally).

Key Stage 4 revised (2019)

• Progress 8 – Derby’s average down by 0.05 to -0.24. Nationally the result has dropped by 0.01 to -0.03. Derby is ranked 129th out of 151 LAs nationally (down 11 places on last year). We are ranked 11th against our comparator authorities (down 2 places on last year);
• Attainment 8 – Derby’s average has improved by 0.1 to 43.3 Nationally the result has improved by 0.2 to 44.7. Derby has improved by 2 places in the national ranking to 130th. We have remained in 10th place against our comparator authorities;
• % achieving English and mathematics (strong pass) – Derby’s average has down by 0.1% to 38.1%. Nationally the result has dropped by 0.1% to 40.1%. Derby has improved by 7 places in the national ranking to 114th. We have remained in 7th place against our comparator authorities;
• English Baccalaureate average points score (APS) – Derby’s average has improved by 0.04 to 3.83 Nationally the result has improved by 0.02 to 3.87. Derby has improved by 5 places in the national rankings to 105th. We have remained in 6th place against our comparator authorities.

Characteristics

By English as an additional language (EAL)

The average Attainment 8 score of those with English as an additional language was lower than those with English as a first language (by 2.6 points). But their average Progress 8 score continued to be much higher compared to those with English as a first language (by 0.55 locally and by 0.59 nationally).

The achievement of pupils with English as an additional language was lower than pupils with English as a first language for the achieving a strong pass in English and maths (by 7.0% locally). Nationally, the gap is minimal between the two groups (by 0.6%).

Derby's EAL achievement national ranking is 143rd Attainment 8 (up 2 places); 139th Progress 8 (down 2 places); 138th strong pass in English and mathematics (down 4 places); 137th in EBacc average points score.(up 2 places).

By disadvantaged pupils (Pupil Premium)

Attainment was lower for disadvantaged pupils compared to all other pupils across all headline measures, consistent with previous years.

Attainment gap analysis is calculated by all national non-disadvantaged pupils minus LA disadvantaged pupils. Derby's Attainment 8 has a 18.4 gap (nationally the gap is 13.6) - our gap has widened by 0.1. Progress 8 has a 0.81 gap (0.58 gap nationally). English and mathematics strong pass has a 31.9% gap (25.2% gap nationally) - our gap has widened by 0.9%. EBacc average points score has a 1.72 points gap (1.35 points gap nationally) - our gap has narrowed by 0.01.

Derby's disadvantaged achievement national ranking is 145th Attainment 8 (up 5 places); 121st Progress 8 (up 7 places); 140th strong pass in English and mathematics (down 8 places); 136th EBacc average points score (up 4 places).

By free school meals eligibility (FSM)

When compared with FSM pupils, a greater proportion of pupils who were not FSM achieved in each measure. Derby's FSM achievement is 31.5 A8, -0.59 P8, 16.9% English and mathematics strong pass and 2.67 EBacc average points score.

Attainment gap analysis is calculated by all national non-FSM pupils minus LA FSM pupils. Derby's Attainment 8 has a 17.1 gap (nationally the gap is 13.7); Progress 8 has a 0.65 gap (0.59 gap nationally); English and mathematics strong pass has a 29.7% gap (24.1% gap nationally) and EBacc average points score has a 1.59 points gap (1.35 points gap nationally).

Derby's FSM achievement national ranking is 125th Attainment 8 (up 4 places); 74th Progress 8 (up 27 places); 127th strong pass in English and mathematics (down 8 places); 104th in EBacc average points score (up 4 places).

By special educational needs (SEN)

Pupils with SEN continue to perform less well than pupils with no identified SEN. SEN support pupils performed better than those with an EHC plan.

The attainment gap analysis is calculated by national all state funded pupils minus LA all SEN pupils.

Derby's percentage gap between SEN pupils and all state-funded pupils nationally is 32.5 percentage points for a strong pass in English and mathematics (narrowed by 0.2%). Nationally the gap is 29.4 percentage points (narrowed by 0.4%).