Gorseland Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 17 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 124625
- Address
- Deben Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Gorseland, IP5 3QR
- Website
- https://www.gorseland.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 483 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 7.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 78.5%
Other White 6%
Mixed 6%
Indian 5%
Other 1.7%
African 1.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Gorseland Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 56 25 31 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 26 19 |
| Year 1 | 63 31 32 |
| Year 2 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 3 | 64 31 33 |
| Year 4 | 64 38 26 |
| Year 5 | 64 35 29 |
| Year 6 | 66 40 26 |