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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN2 8BZGorse Hill Primary School
Primary

Gorse Hill Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN2 8BZ https://gorsehill.swindon.sch.uk/

Pupils
444
cap. 460
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
444
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
444
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Gorse Hill Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
74%
+8pp
74%59%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
11%
+6pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
444
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
71%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Avening Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8BZ
Local authority
Swindon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2574%11%75%25%84%19%77%19%84%74%105.0105.0107.016%444
2023/2466%5%73%11%84%7%82%25%93%70%102.0105.0104.017%437
2022/2354%2%61%11%63%4%71%18%68%63%101.0103.0102.0-1.20+0.10+2.1017%461
2018/1943%7%55%10%78%12%77%13%77%69%101.0104.0105.0-1.40+1.20+0.3013%497
2017/1857%5%64%14%74%16%71%21%78%79%102.0103.0107.0-1.30-0.70-0.70503
2016/1768%4%79%26%75%8%85%9%81%85%106.0105.0108.0+1.90-1.20+0.400

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544423.916%71%17%5%16%
2023/2443724.317%68%18%5%10%
2022/2346125.517%64%20%6%19%
2021/2244424.119%61%21%6%19%
2020/2146022.513%64%16%
2018/1949722.313%43%18%4%9%
2017/185%12%
2016/175%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.