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
- 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
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
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 |