Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 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
- 406 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 84%
Other Asian 2.5%
Mixed 2.4%
Other 2.2%
Other White 2%
Pakistani 2%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
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 72%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 1 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 22 19 |
| Year 1 | 57 33 24 |
| Year 2 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 57 34 23 |