Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 106188
- Address
- Forester Drive, SK15 2DP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 430 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 86.7%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Mixed 1.9%
Other White 1.6%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.4%
African 1.2%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 35 22 |
| Year 1 | 55 32 23 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 53 31 22 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |