Gorse Hill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Swindon
Unique reference
144500
Address
Avening Street, Gorse Hill, SN2 8BZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
437 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
67.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 39.8%
White British 25.6%
Other White 12.1%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 3.7%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAbove average2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Gorse Hill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
26
17
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
0
7
Reception, Part-time
2
2
0
Reception, Full-time
53
34
19
Year 1
59
34
25
Year 2
60
26
34
Year 3
60
36
24
Year 4
49
20
29
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
61
33
28
Year 2023-2024

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