Gorse Hill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 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
- 444 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 71.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
Indian 42.3%
White British 22.7%
Other White 10.4%
Mixed 6.4%
African 5%
Pakistani 4.1%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other 2.7%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAbove average2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
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
Gorse Hill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 29 15 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 28 30 |
| Year 1 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 60 24 36 |
| Year 4 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 5 | 54 23 31 |
| Year 6 | 61 32 29 |