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
- 442 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.9%
White British 79%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 6.1%
Indian 5.2%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 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 77%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Gorseland Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 25 12 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 36 19 17 |
| Year 1 | 62 30 32 |
| Year 2 | 66 34 32 |
| Year 3 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 4 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 5 | 65 39 26 |
| Year 6 | 67 29 38 |